2. 25% of all hungry people worldwide live in India
Malnutrition has shown a great extent concern in women ,
children and the elderly
Malnutrition increases the risk of infections and infectious
diseases, it also weakens every part of immune system
In 2005, 40% of women in rural areas and 36% of women in
urban areas were found to suffer from mild anaemia
In urban areas, overweight status and obesity are over three
times as high as rural areas
Anaemia is found in over 70% of individuals in states : Bihar,
Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar
Pradesh, Karnataka, Haryana, and Jharkhand
3. Due to pregnancies and breast feeding, women have
additional nutrient requirements whose lack causes
malnutrition
Lack of adequate calories and proteins
Essential nutrient loss due to diarrhoea or chronic illness
Poverty and increasing food prices
Minimization of agricultural productivity due to climatic
destructions, over population, land conversion, and agro
fuel production
Elderly have a large risk of malnutrition because of
unique complication such as changes in apetite and
energy level, chewing and swallowing problems
4.
5. Eradication programs taken by
government :
Mid day meal scheme in schools
Integrated child development
scheme
National children's fund
National plan of action for children
6. Pregnancy period malnourishment occupies approx. 46%
space in malnutrition. It affects both mother as well as her
child leading to by birth malnutrition in child
One step regarding the major problem may control
half of the malnutrition. Earlier many steps and programs
were adopted to eradicate the problem but improper
implementation and abundant of challenges have caused
them to fail
Since malnutrition is a result of several causes and
problems so eradication of each cause by an individual is
not the proper implementation so its better to point out
any one major problem and work on it
7.
8. MBC is valid for 3 years from birth
Weekly and monthly check up by hospitals as per
requirement
Overall surveillance by NGO
NGO’S working period:
up to 3 month of dispatch from hospital-weekly
observation
3 month to 6 month-monthly observation
6 month upward up to 3 years-quarterly observation
Complete support of RTI
Suggestion:
regarding care and prevention from malnutrition and
family planning
9. Recruitment in health department and NGO
Corruptions
Bad quality of food provided under the eradication
program
Economical challenge
10. feed one person , just one person and if you can afford
to feed more than one please do so
