A delegation from UNICEF India met Madhya Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister and Health Minister Rajendra Shukla at Vallabh Bhavan in Bhopal on Thursday to discuss measures for reducing infant and maternal mortality, controlling anaemia, addressing malnutrition, preventing child marriage, and strengthening the management of high-risk pregnancies.
A child today does not learn about food first from a classroom, a parent, or even a textbook.
More than 700 students of schools, colleges and universities gathered to participate in a 'Youth Conclave on Climate Action' organised by UNICEF to sensitise young people who would face the worst effects of climate change.
The initiative aims to advance socio-economic empowerment, preserve traditional knowledge systems, and ensure greater inclusion of tribal communities in the state’s developmental landscape.
A recent UNICEF report titled “Feeding Profit: How Food Environments are Failing Children” revealed very disturbing facts.
AIIMS-Bhubaneswar Executive Director Dr Ashutosh Biswas said creating awareness about key nutritional behavioural changes and building the capacity of the Mahila Arogya Samiti (MAS) members is the need of the hour for a healthy society.
A foreign currency shortage has left the country struggling to import essential goods, pushing food and fuel prices sky-high. Staples like rice, lentils, milk, and cooking oil are slipping out of reach for many.
A team of Indian Army doctors and medical staff have provided various medical services to Tajik nationals and trained numerous Tajik doctors.
"There is no time to waste. Waiting for famine to be declared is waiting for children to die."
It also disclosed the drought condition has forced the closure of 2,000 schools across Ethiopia.
