Child, Adolescent and Woman Nutrition in India

This collection tracks evolution of public nutrition policies and strategies, presents an update on the nutrition scenario, analyses the experiences and synthesises emerging lessons in the prevention and control of malnutrition.

In the last decade, addressing the persistent problem of maternal, infant, young child and adolescent malnutrition in India has gained significant attention. With the well-established serious implications of malnutrition on mortality and morbidity; mental health and cognitive development; activity and productivity and overall economic development, today there is an unprecedented political commitment to improving the grave woman and child nutrition scenario in the country. POSHAN ABHIYAAN (Nutrition Mission) was launched in a Mission mode by the Honourable Prime Minister of India on March 8, 2018, followed by measures for an effective implementation of an integrated nutrition strategy through POSHAN 2.0 in 2022. The book with 15 chapters tracks the history of evolvement of public nutrition policies and strategies, presents an update on the nutrition scenario, analyses the experiences and synthesises emerging lessons in the prevention and control of malnutrition. Additionally, the book includes chapters with details of each of the various government systems such as Health, ICDS, NRLM, PDS, Education/MDM, Water-Sanitation that provide lead in mainstreaming nutrition actions that directly or indirectly impact on accelerating the improvement of the nutrition situation of women, adolescents and children.

The book is intended to be an indispensable reference for teachers and students of nutrition, community medicine, public health and development as well as professionals involved in the formulation and implementation of the nutrition policies and programmes.

Print edition not for sale in South Asia (India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Bhutan)

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Dr Sheila C. Vir, MSc PhD is a Senior Consultant and Founder Director of Public Health Nutrition and Development Centre, New Delhi. Dr Vir completed post-graduation from Lady Irwin College, University of Delhi and was awarded PhD by the Institute of Clinical Sciences, Queen's University of Belfast, United Kingdom. She joined UNICEF in 1987 and worked closely with the Government of India and State Government of Uttar Pradesh in policy formulation, development of innovative strategies and programme designs as well in the implementation of public health nutrition programmes. She is a life member of the Nutrition Society of India (NSI) and the Indian Public Health Association. She is a recipient of the Commonwealth Van den Berg Nutrition Award 1978, NSI Srikantia Memorial Lecture Award, 2013 and Kamala Puri Sabharwal 42nd Memorial Lecture Award 2015.

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Preface

SECTION I

MALNUTRITION IN INDIA: CURRENT POLICIES AND PROGRAMMES

1. Woman, Adolescent and Child Nutrition

An Overview of Evolvement of Policies and Programmes in India 19472022

Sheila C. Vir

2. Magnitude of the Malnutrition Problem in India

An Overview of the Situation of Children, Adolescent Girls and Women

Sheila C. Vir and Reema Chugh

3. Determinants of Undernutrition in Children and Women

Sheila C. Vir and Reema Chugh

4. Maternal and Child Undernutrition

Programmes, Experiences and Current Focus

Sheila C. Vir

5. Iron Deficiency Anaemia

Anaemia Prevention and Control Programme: Evolvement of Policies and Programme, 19702017 and Anaemia Mukt Bharat (AMB) 2018

Sheila C. Vir

6. National Policy on Management of Vitamin A Deficiency and Biannual Vitamin A Supplementation Strategy

Sheila C. Vir

7. National Iodine Deficiency Disorders Control Programme (NIDDCP)

Universal Salt Iodization (USI) Programme: A Success Story

Sheila C. Vir

8. Fortification of Cereals, Oil and Salt with Micronutrients

Policy and Programme Management

Sheila C. Vir

CHILD, ADOLESCENT AND WOMAN NUTRITION IN INDIA

SECTION II

AN OVERVIEW OF THE PRIMARY PROGRAMME DELIVERY SYSTEMS: DIRECT NUTRITION AND NUTRITION SENSITIVE INTERVENTIONS

9. The Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Scheme

Sheila C. Vir

10. National Health Mission

Evolvement of System, Policy and Interventions for Maternal, Child and Adolescent Nutrition Care

Jyoti Sharma and Sheila C.Vir

11. Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihood Mission (DAY-NRLM) Potential of Women Collectives in Improving Maternal and Child Nutrition Situation

Sheila C. Vir

12. Public Distribution System Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS) and the National Food Security Act (NFSA)

Sheila C. Vir

13. National Programme of Mid-Day Meal Scheme (MDMS) Prime Minister Poshan Shakti Nirman (PM POSHAN)Mainstreaming Feeding and Nutrition in the School System

Sheila C. Vir

14. WASH Programme in India

Addressing the Underlying Determinant of Malnutrition

Sheila C. Vir and Reema Chugh

SECTION III

INTENSIFYING MEASURES TO ADDRESS MALNUTRITION IN WOMEN, ADOLESCENTS AND CHILDREN

15. POSHAN ABHIYAAN and POSHAN 2.0

Experiences and Plan of Actions

Sheila C. Vir

Index