Tag: Nutrition
People First: Reimagining Design and Technology for Community Healthcare
“What is in it for you? Why are you doing this?” asks one of the Health Navigators (HNs) in Channapatna, the “Toy-City'' of Karnataka,...
Rich Millet Poor Millet: The Irony in Our Consumerism
What transformed the humble millet into an exotic grain?
B.O.L.D. Policy Actions to Ensure Optimal Public Health and Nutrition in...
As the National Nutrition Month—or Rashtriya Poshan Maah— begins this September, renewed commitment, relentless advocacy, robust policy, and reassuring action on the ground is expected from the government at every level.
Raising Healthy Children is Society’s Responsibility, Not Mothers’ Alone
India is home to the largest population of malnourished children in the world, and the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted supply chains that were already weak...
Why Access to Nutritious Food is A Right, Not Charity
Malnutrition has been one India's biggest and most difficult challenges to beat. Despite decades of investment, the latest National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5, 2019-2021)...
Millets, Green Leafy Vegetables and Ant Eggs: Diversifying Diets and Tackling...
A solution to malnutrition in India lies in utilizing tribal communities' indigenous food systems within cross-sectional nutrition programmes.
