Death of 4 children is coming to light now
One more infant has died of alleged malnutrition in Attappady here, taking the toll of such deaths to five in the past two months.
Six-month-old Kaliyamma, daughter of Shelvan and Veeramma of Kadampara tribal hamlet in Sholayur grama panchayat of Attappady, who was admitted to the Kottathara Tribal Speciality Hospital on March 22, died on Friday night. Meanwhile, an ongoing survey by the Health Department to identify cases of anaemia and malnutrition among tribal people, found that 245 persons from 2,310 houses (6,515 persons) surveyed were affected by anaemia or malnutrition.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/malnutrition-one-more-infant-dies-kerala-tribal-hamlet
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/hindu-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/kerala
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/attappady
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/malnutrition
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/child-health
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tribals
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/integrated-child-development-services-icds
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/panchayats
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-effects
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health
