A national consultation on adolescent nutrition was held at the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Friday to address the growing prevalence of overweight and obesity among Indian adolescents.
The year-long initiative will include a nation-wide social media awareness campaign
UNICEF India, in partnership with Rise Infinity Foundation (RIF), Red Is the New Green (RING), National Service Scheme and YuWaah, initiated an event with ‘Climate Action’ as its theme.
A medical doctor by profession, she has also served as the first UNICEF Representative in South Sudan from 2010 to 2013, and led the UNICEF Ghana office from 2007 to mid 2010.
A new report by Unicef and WHO says India has made some progress within a decade from 2005-15, having doubled breastfeeding initiation in the first hour of birth.
Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor Khan on Sunday said educating girls should be the first step towards empowering women. “There is…
