Republic of India : Mutisectoral Nutrition Action in Bihar

dc.creatorKathuria, Ashi Kohli
dc.creatorKhanna, Rajni
dc.date2014-07-21T17:21:00Z
dc.date2014-07-21T17:21:00Z
dc.date2014-06-09
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T00:31:55Z
dc.descriptionIndia, currently, has one of the highest malnutrition rates in the world. One-third of its children are born with low birth-weight, 43 percent of children under five are underweight, 48 percent are stunted and 20 percent are wasted. Stunting rates in India are two to seven folds higher than those of other BRICS countries. Micronutrient deficiencies are extremely high with almost 75 percent of the under threes being anemic, 62 percent deficient in vitamin A and over 13 million infants remaining unprotected from iodine deficiency disorders. There are large differentials in the prevalence across states and socio economic groups. Sixty percent of the malnutrition burden exists in low income states: Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. The Government's policy commitment to address malnutrition and the multitude of programs that are being implemented, progress in reducing under nutrition has been slow. It therefore becomes imperative to address the malnutrition challenge and to prevent and reduce maternal and child malnutrition as early as possible across the life cycle especially through pregnancy and in the first two years of life, i.e., in the first 1,000 days of life, and in adolescent girls and women. In order to accelerate improvements across the states, the Government of India (GOI) has made policy commitments to mobilize multisectoral action to address the multiple causes of malnutrition effectively through formulating a multisectoral strategy and a multisectoral program to be implemented in 200 high malnutrition burden districts of the country. The multisectoral strategy also aims to bring a strong nutrition focus in various sectoral plans to address maternal and child malnutrition.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/06/19712380/india-mutisectoral-nutrition-action-bihar
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/18942
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/18942
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/405438
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCESS TO FOOD
dc.subjectACCESS TO GOVERNMENT
dc.subjectACCESS TO HEALTH CARE
dc.subjectACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMS
dc.subjectADOLESCENT GIRLS
dc.subjectADOLESCENT HEALTH
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE PRODUCTION
dc.subjectANTENATAL CARE
dc.subjectBASIC FOOD BASKET
dc.subjectBEHAVIOR CHANGE
dc.subjectBREAST FEEDING
dc.subjectCAPACITY BUILDING
dc.subjectCHILD CARE
dc.subjectCHILD DEATH
dc.subjectCHILD DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectCHILD HEALTH
dc.subjectCHILD MORTALITY
dc.subjectCITIZENS
dc.subjectCLEAN WATER
dc.subjectCLEANLINESS
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY HEALTH
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY RESOURCE PERSONS
dc.subjectCULTURAL PRACTICES
dc.subjectDAY CARE
dc.subjectDECISION MAKING
dc.subjectDEMAND FOR SERVICES
dc.subjectDESCRIPTION
dc.subjectDIET
dc.subjectDISSEMINATION
dc.subjectDISTRICTS
dc.subjectDRINKING WATER
dc.subjectEARLY CHILDHOOD
dc.subjectEARLY MARRIAGE
dc.subjectECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectFAMILIES
dc.subjectFATIGUE
dc.subjectFOOD AVAILABILITY
dc.subjectFOOD BASKET
dc.subjectFOOD CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectFOOD DEFICIT
dc.subjectFOOD INSECURE HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectFOOD INTAKE
dc.subjectFOOD ITEMS
dc.subjectFOOD POLICY
dc.subjectFOOD SECURITY
dc.subjectFOOD SHORTAGE
dc.subjectFOOD SUPPLIES
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectGENDER RELATIONS
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT PROGRAMS
dc.subjectGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE
dc.subjectHEALTH EDUCATION
dc.subjectHEALTH EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectHEALTH INTERVENTIONS
dc.subjectHEALTH OUTCOMES
dc.subjectHEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD FOOD INSECURITY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD LEVEL
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectHYGIENE
dc.subjectIMMUNIZATION
dc.subjectINADEQUATE FOOD
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINFANT
dc.subjectINFORMATION SYSTEM
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL MECHANISMS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
dc.subjectINTERVENTION
dc.subjectIODINE DEFICIENCY
dc.subjectIRON
dc.subjectLEGAL STATUS
dc.subjectLIVELIHOOD OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectLOCAL COMMUNITY
dc.subjectMALNUTRITION
dc.subjectMASS MEDIA
dc.subjectMATERNAL HEALTH
dc.subjectMICRONUTRIENT DEFICIENCIES
dc.subjectMICRONUTRIENT SUPPLEMENTATION
dc.subjectMIDWIFE
dc.subjectMORBIDITY
dc.subjectMORTALITY
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCE
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectNOURISHMENT
dc.subjectNURSE
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectNUTRITION IMPROVEMENT
dc.subjectNUTRITION INFORMATION
dc.subjectNUTRITION INTERVENTIONS
dc.subjectNUTRITION NEEDS
dc.subjectNUTRITION OUTCOMES
dc.subjectNUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY
dc.subjectNUTRITIONAL STATUS
dc.subjectNUTRITIONAL STATUS OF WOMEN
dc.subjectPARTICIPATORY METHODS
dc.subjectPERSONAL HYGIENE
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLLUTION
dc.subjectPOOR
dc.subjectPOSTNATAL CARE
dc.subjectPOVERTY RATES
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION EFFORTS
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION PROGRAM
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION PROJECT
dc.subjectPREGNANCIES
dc.subjectPREGNANCY
dc.subjectPREGNANT WOMEN
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subjectQUALITATIVE DATA
dc.subjectRURAL
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL COMMUNITIES
dc.subjectRURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectRURAL DRINKING WATER
dc.subjectRURAL EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectRURAL HEALTH
dc.subjectRURAL LIVELIHOODS
dc.subjectRURAL POOR
dc.subjectRURAL POOR HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectRURAL RESIDENTS
dc.subjectRURAL WATER
dc.subjectRURAL WATER SUPPLY
dc.subjectSANITATION
dc.subjectSAVINGS
dc.subjectSELF HELP
dc.subjectSERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subjectSERVICE PROVIDERS
dc.subjectSERVICE PROVISION
dc.subjectSOCIAL CAPITAL
dc.subjectSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSOCIAL INEQUALITIES
dc.subjectSOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectSOCIAL MOBILIZATION
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectSOCIAL WELFARE
dc.subjectTARGETING
dc.subjectTECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectTRAININGS
dc.subjectVEGETABLES
dc.subjectVILLAGE LEVEL
dc.subjectVILLAGES
dc.subjectVULNERABLE GROUPS
dc.subjectVULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectWASTE
dc.subjectWORKERS
dc.subjectYOUNG CHILD
dc.subjectYOUNG CHILDREN
dc.titleRepublic of India : Mutisectoral Nutrition Action in Bihar

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