Uttar Pradesh Malnutrition

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday attacked Yogi Adityanath's government over the death of a child due to malnutrition. She alleged that under the BJP rule in Uttar Pradesh, there has just been "show off" development.

Disease burden due to child and maternal malnutrition in India was 12 times higher per person than in China in 2016 even as the life expectancy at birth in the country improved by over a decade, said a report on Tuesday.

Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh: “My husband died of hunger. We are left with nothing, not even a grain of rice,” says Usha, wife of Dharmendra who was a seasonal folk theatre artist from Dharauta village in Allahabad district. 26-year-old Dharmendra died on October 23. His neighbours claim that he had not eaten a proper meal in months. Sushila Devi,...

Lucknow: The Micronutrient Initiative (MI) signed an MoU with the National Health Mission, Uttar Pradesh, on Wednesday, to improve nutrition for the vulnerable populations, including women, newborns and young children, an official said. The MoU was signed by the National Health Mission Director Alok Kumar and Micronutrient Initiative India Country ...

In 2012, a Supreme Court-appointed panel found that the quality of food being provided under the Anganwadi scheme in Uttar Pradesh (along with three other states) was sub-standard.

This cluster of poor villages, long known for its colorful silk saris, now is known for something else: tuberculosis.

As many as 15 children have died to encephalitis in the past three days in Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh, taking the toll in the region this year to 271, health officials said.

Five more persons have succumbed to encephalitis, taking the toll in the viral disease in eastern Uttar Pradesh to 263 this year.

Taking a grim view of malnutrition among children in Uttar Pradesh, where about three crore children between 0-5 years are affected, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav today said a proper strategy would be worked out to tackle it.

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday attacked Yogi Adityanath's government over the death of a child due to malnutrition. She alleged that under the BJP rule in Uttar Pradesh, there has just been "show off" development.

Disease burden due to child and maternal malnutrition in India was 12 times higher per person than in China in 2016 even as the life expectancy at birth in the country improved by over a decade, said a report on Tuesday.

Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh: “My husband died of hunger. We are left with nothing, not even a grain of rice,” says Usha, wife of Dharmendra who was a seasonal folk theatre artist from Dharauta village in Allahabad district. 26-year-old Dharmendra died on October 23. His neighbours claim that he had not eaten a proper meal in months. Sushila Devi,...

Lucknow: The Micronutrient Initiative (MI) signed an MoU with the National Health Mission, Uttar Pradesh, on Wednesday, to improve nutrition for the vulnerable populations, including women, newborns and young children, an official said. The MoU was signed by the National Health Mission Director Alok Kumar and Micronutrient Initiative India Country ...

In 2012, a Supreme Court-appointed panel found that the quality of food being provided under the Anganwadi scheme in Uttar Pradesh (along with three other states) was sub-standard.

This cluster of poor villages, long known for its colorful silk saris, now is known for something else: tuberculosis.

As many as 15 children have died to encephalitis in the past three days in Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh, taking the toll in the region this year to 271, health officials said.

Five more persons have succumbed to encephalitis, taking the toll in the viral disease in eastern Uttar Pradesh to 263 this year.

Taking a grim view of malnutrition among children in Uttar Pradesh, where about three crore children between 0-5 years are affected, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav today said a proper strategy would be worked out to tackle it.