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Speech of Hon'ble Prime Minister on Independence day
"....The problem of malnutrition is a matter of national shame. We have tried to address it by making the mid-day meal universal and massively expanding the anganwadi system. However, success requires sustained effort at the grassroots. Infants need to be breast-fed, have access to safe drinking water and health care. We need the active involvement of the community and panchayats to see that what we spend reaches our children. I appeal to the nation to resolve and work hard to eradicate malnutrition within five years...". See full text in English | Hindi



India lags behind in Infant Mortality, Lancet Shows the Way Forward
New evidence Calls upon the Government of India to Scale Breastfeeding and Complementary Counselling to a Coverage of 99% >>more


Public Private Partnerships in the Area of Infant and Young Child Feeding and Nutrition

Statement by Working Group for Children Under-six

South Asia Breastfeeding Partners Forum-4
New Delhi,India,December 10-12, 2007

Theme: Save Babies: Support Women to Breastfeed


‘Ready-to-eat’ meal scheme opposed
NEW DELHI: Strongly opposing the Centre’s proposal to serve ‘ready-to-eat’ meals under its Mid-Day Meal Scheme, civil society groups and professional bodies have said that it would go against the interest of India’s children and women, besides being in direct contradiction to the orders of the Supreme Courtmore>>

Hot meal for kids? Renuka sells ready-to-eat
New Delhi, Oct. 2: Minister Renuka Chowdhury wants to replace freshly cooked meals with packaged food at all anganwadi childcare centres, angering doctors, social activists and academics.more>>

Cabinet to take up ready-to-eat plan debate
23 Sep 2008, 0357 hrs IST, Nitin Sethi,TNN
NEW DELHI: The controversial proposal to serve ready-to-eat meals to poor children across the country under the ICDS scheme will now be discussed by the cabinet. more>>

Unfazed, Renuka repackages ready-to-eat scheme
23 Sep 2008, 0357 hrs IST, Nitin Sethi,TNN

NEW DELHI: Stinkers from the PMO, finance ministry, Planning Commission and Supreme Court commissioners have not dissuaded women and child development minister Renuka Chowdhury from backing ready-to-eat meals as a solution for under-nourished women and children. more>>

PMO, Renuka spar: Hot meals or packaged food for kids
Sumit Pande,CNN-IBN
New Delhi: Women and Child Development (WCD) Minister Renuka Chaudhary has proposed a new scheme to provide supplementary nutrition for children under the age of six
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People call Upon GAIN to leave India and Government of India to regulate PPPs

 
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RALLIES ACROSS INDIA ON
AUGSUT 1,2007






Scientific Evidence to support Breastfeeding

 

 

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Facts & Statistics
IYCF Practices % Colour Grade
Early Initiation 24.5 D
Exclusive Breastfeeding 46.4 C
Complementary Feeding 56.7 D

Ref. NFHS-3: provides information on population, health and nutrition in India and each of its 29 states
   REPORT CARDS ON RANKING OF STATES OF INDIA
Initiation of Breastfeeding within 1 hour
Exclusive Breastfeeding (0-6 months)
Complementary Feeding (6-9 months)
Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) per 1000 live Births
ORS Given to Childen with Diarrhoea
Report Card on Children 12-23 months fully immunized
Report Card on Children age 12-23 months given Vitamin A
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National News
World Breast-feeding Week from today The Statesman - Kolkata,India Breast-feeding is recognised as the single most important intervention that could prevent maximum child deaths in India.
BREAST-FEEDING WEEK RALLY
Star of Mysore - Bangalore, Karnataka,India The celebrations, which were jointly organised by Breast-feeding Promotion Network of India (BPNI), Mysore Branch,
Prime Minister assures to take action on infant nutrition
Maximum Child Deaths Occur Within 1st Year
Montek Singh assures to introduce breastfeeding in 11th plan
BPNI members discuss IYCF with Dr. Kalam
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 Articles

Flaws in Child Nutrition and Health Governance -- by Dr.Arun Gupta and Navdeep Singh Khaira

A consensus call to national child health programs “Drop mixed-feeding” -- by Dr.Arun Gupta and Dr. JP. Dadhich

Article: Strategies for children under six

Timely Initiation of Breastfeeding within 1st Hour of Birth

Misleading marketing of baby foods deprive me of precious mothers' milk Please help me
Breastfeeding provides substances that are nutritionally perfect for human babies and protects them from illness. ... more

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