Showing posts with label child nutrition. Show all posts
Showing posts with label child nutrition. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Nutrition awareness camp held at Dikchu PHC

WANGCHUK BHUTIADIKCHU, 29 Nov: The Nutrition Cell, Social Justice Empowerment & Welfare Department, organized a Nutrition awareness camp for Dzongu ICDS staff at Dikchu, PHC in North Sikkim on 28 November.

Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Sikkim babies are countries best fed

GANGTOK, 29 Aug: Sikkim has emerged as the top state in the country with the least percentage of its children who are malnourished or underweight.
In a detailed state-wise analysis of the prevalence of anemia and malnutrition in children, Bihar has emerged as the worst performing state with maximum number of children affected with anemia. Uttar Pradesh recorded the highest number of children with stunted growth. Further, Madhya Pradesh recorded the highest percentage of underweight children.