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Hot cooked meals for pregnant women living in socio-economically deprived settings served multiple purposes- high protein food, social support and more; often the only meal for a women in a day. COVID19 disrupted this; but its resuming back for deprived as community kitchens.
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Initiation of breastfeeding within one hour of birth can reduce the risk of neonatal deaths by up to 22%.
In South Asia, 80% babies are born through skilled birth attendants; yet 45% babies initiated breastfeeding within one hour. Can
@FIGOHQ
bridge this gap?
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There are many forgotten foods which need to be brought back on the plate..I found this compilation useful.
@arjandewagt
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Spot feeding for pregnant women restarts in gadhchiroli after the COVID lull as cases reduce to single digit. Egg back on plate of those who need it most
@hegde_aparna
@arjandewagt
@sinhadipa
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1/2 Breastfeeding is a lifesaving intervention for newborns. There is no country in South Asia where all children born through skilled birth attendants are initiated breastfeeding within one hour of birth. This missed opportunity has huge costs
#narrowthegap
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Health workers are 'neither robots nor angels' and remuneration and incentives (both monetary and non monetary) are critical to health workers satisfaction and retention
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what a missed opportunity- slow progress on early initiation of breastfeeding despite a steady increase in in institutional births across all states
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Girls 10-19 years
18% Thin for their age
5% Overweight for their age
40% Anemic
27% B12 deficient
35% Vitamin D deficient
~40% of anemia is linked to iron deficiency
CNNS India, 2016-18
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50-70% of anemia is caused by nutritional causes - iron (ferritin), folate or B12 deficiency. IFA supplementation is vital (CNNS 2016-18)
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Diets of adolescents, pregnant women and mothers of children remain inadequate and major drivers of malnutrition in all its forms. a small addition in this body of knowledge.
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Purposeful collaborations matter for larger public benefit. These are two women with whom the maternal nutrition work in India started and as years pass by our trio has only become stronger.
@aliveandthrive
@NutritionIntl
@UNICEFIndia
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Tribute to the lady
@readingkafka
for who envisaged, implemented at-scale Mathrupurna scheme which fed food respectfully in bellies of mothers and children, a platform for bundling health services, women supporting one another & generating livelihood for women farmers
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Everyone deserves a decent pay. oftentimes i have seen that nutrition promotion programmes expect the poorest of poor or frontliners to work voluntarily or on low wages # treat people the way you would like to be treated.
#ask
people to volunteer if you volunteer too.
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Millions of women take folic acid for a healthier pregnancy. Thank Lucy Wills.
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Bjorn (one of the fathers of UNICEF conceptual framework of malnutrition) visited us and shared his perspectives on the nutrition strategies since he started work and more. we need more heros like him. more at this time
@arjandewagt
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OPPORTUNITY- if you a Masters/M.Phil. in social/public policy, economics, have 4+ years experience in research on cash transfer programmes in India/are interested in working with our research collaborators in Delhi to synthesize evidence on cashplus4nutrition in India, DM me
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we understand NFHS-6 is in planning stage. Isn't it time for use of gold standard methods for estimation of anemia, inclusion of 10-14 years, mental health, physical activity and drop some of the questions redundant
@IIPSMumbai
.
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Women Groups for Maternal Nutrition: Evidence and experience on what works/does not work? 29 March 2021 3:30-5:30 PM
@DAY_NRLM
@audreyprost2
@Harvard
@MittalInstitute
@NINDirector
@IFPRISAO
@Pop_Council
@PRADAN_India
@UNICEFIndia
. Register at
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another nutrition champion Dr. KARUNA Onta. From whom I learnt TIPS methodology for nutrition and my boss at AED/Linkages India 20 years ago. Teachers Day celebrated well
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STOP Malnutrition in South Asia
#2
Understand timing of child severe wasting
Severe child wasting highest at birth & first 3 months of life in top-3 high burden South Asian countries
Accelerate efforts to prevent maternal malnutrition & care for low birth weight children
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Poor mental health and maternal malnutrition are associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes.
We share how to integrate maternal nutrition and mental health screening & management in routine antenatal care
.
@globalpmh
@mheduNIMHANS
@PrasantaTrips
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Getting through the COWIN app for a 18 + vaccination is more like fastest finger first. It took us over 8 hours and 5 people trying to even get a slot. So if you dont have a computer or smart phone or such how does the system plan to cover those 18 plus? What inequity
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We failed, tumbled, faltered, learnt, re-learnt till we finally developed a method of engaging with women farmers on nutrition-sensitive integrated farming systems.
@UNICEFIndia
with
@DAY_NRLM
work with Agriculture extension workers and Agriculture Universities for Nutrition.
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United in our mission to ensure we end & treat all forms of malnutrition in south asia.
#unicef
#southasia
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Nourishing South Asia second event in the series to protect breastfeeding starts in Colombo tommorrow. Eight Countries. One Mission. PROTECT Breastfeeding.
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much relevance to women eating last and least ...and this being normalized...
At today’s meeting at Rateinga Village, Bastar we asked how a family divides a fish. The fleshy centre for
#children
, the tasty head for
#men
, tail with all the bones for
#women
. That’s why we’re engaging men- so malnourished
#mothers
don’t settle for leftovers!
#maternalhealth
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India's programmes focus on delivering comprehensive nutrition services to married women, once they get pregnant. To achieve targets
#PoshanAbhiyaan
Targets, India's 14 million newly-married women matter and we know the platforms and services to reach them. What's stops us then?
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India's urban poor women: continue to remain disadvantaged and invisible in the planning, policy and programme discussions. Our paper (2013) on this issue, still relevant .....and work on an updated version using 2016 data ongoing
@arjandewagt
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Working with women's groups has been a common thread across my professional works since two decades in India. And during this journey have met several people who have the shared vision and mission...
@neha_DC
@Roshni_CWCSAInd
@AMB_IEG
@PrasantaTrips
..Sapna Desai...& more
...
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If you are in India and wish to study nutrition epidemiology. This is your chance-study over w-ends, at a highly subsided fee. Two giants in the field of Nutrition & Epidemiology (Lady Irwin and IIPS) come together to offer this course for you. Grab the opportunity.
@arjandewagt
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Maternal Obesity is on the rise in India. On world obesity day, we share our recent paper on this issue with
@epigiri
@IFPRI
and
@FIGOHQ
. India's Poshan Abhiyaan misses a target and strategies to address this epidemic [obesity]
@UNICEFIndia
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Super happy and proud of this. After over 4 years of work (starting, failing, starting again) finally integrating nutrition financing in routine programmes (TATA-T model)thanks
@avani_kapur
@mishrapreetu
@arjandewagt
...thanks for the tough questions and support. In phase 3 now
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That's the way State Telangana monitors district-wise maternal nutrition services. how do you do? well done
@khyati1686
@SalimaBhatia
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#beyondWBW
- small and at-nutritional risk infants require additional lactation support. Lets ensure they receive that in hospitals everywhere. implementation of BFHI is clearly a moral imperative.
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#AnemiaMuktBharat
(AMB)- Congratulations to
@MoHFW_INDIA
@narendramodi
@NITIAayog
for incl. preconception women 20-24 yrs to receive AMB services via Mission Parivar Vikas Program. Wondering what the six AMB services are?
@arjandewagt
@UNICEFIndia
@SalimaBhatia
@Rachana53538370
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With so many homes loosing their parents, grandparents this {COVID} year, my Diwali prayers go out to all parents who survived the pandemic, and strength and wisdom to their loved ones to think of deepening and caring for our roots while keeping an eye on stars.
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Never underestimate the power of a small group of women. a women-only team in Maldives, has incorporated breastfeeding laws (lawminocs) in nurses and peds pre- and in-service curriculum. next for them is nutrition in law curriculums
#maldives
matters
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NFHS-2020 phase-1 data shows a downward trend for maternal BMI<18.5, but upward trend maternal BMI>=25 in most districts, compared to 2016.
#largestVaccinationdrive
IMP; BUT
#Keep
eye on maternal nutrition crises it would have worsened, else NFHS-6 would be a worsen story.
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Maternal Anemia has dire consequences for the mother and baby. We must accelerate progress to ensure coverage of critical interventions to reduce anemia
@AMB_IEG
@ICMRNIN
@UNICEF_Pakistan
@UNICEFIndia
41% of the world’s anaemic women live in South Asia.
But this doesn’t have to be their reality.
Making nutritious food and supplements affordable and available to every girl and woman and supporting mothers before, during and after pregnancy can change this.
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How are countries in South Asia working to improve the nutritional care of women? Coming soon - a special issue of Nutrition Exchange from ENN and UNICEF on
#MaternalNutrition
in South Asia.
@ENNonline
@UNICEFIndia
@arjandewagt
@IasAlok
@readingkafka
@shwetaPHN
@khyati1686
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TODAY: UNICEF Nourishing South Asia Virtual Event: Women Nourished &Valued : What will it take?
11th April 2023 1530-1700 hrs KTM
Passcode: 729509
@UNICEFROSA
@ECWGroup
@readingkafka
@noalaskinner
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May all weekend meetings make me meet such a committed group of professionals who cade about women's health.
@mishrapreetu
@DrJaneHirst
@D_Schoenaker
@diwaswhm
@DrMonikaArora
@BKulkarni_nin
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Ever wondered what the world would need to look like for all children to have
#Power
in
#FoodSystems
?
We explored this idea to celebrate
#WorldChildrensDay
tomorrow 👧🏽🤸🏽♀️👶🏿👩👧👧
Thanks to all coauthors and the
@TheLancet
🙏
#HealthForAll
#PowerForAll
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Stop Malnutrition South Asia
#4
. If you don't nourish wombs, you cant change your story. The first nine months of our life shape the rest of our life.
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Behavioural scientists, economists, jurists and researchers. Some Amazing Nutrition Champions working across South Asia. IMPORTANTLY people who inspire and give you their most precious commodity (TIME) to teach and nuture you. 100 days in Kathmandu, grateful and inspired.
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I get up to this each day. No single reason to complain whatsoever. but only energized to a purposeful life where work meets passion to give and make your life count beyond yourself
#countyourblessings
@GoodHomesMag
@goodhomesindia
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#convergence
between development partners as important as inter-Ministerial convergence. Recently, Maternal Nutrition - brought all of us together to co-develop, co-convene co-finance the consultation with MOHFW. Sheer joy of working together. Process- as important as outcome.
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Professional Partnerships Lesson# 1 of 5: Work with partners that walk in humility, not in arrogance.
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FIGO Nutrition Checklist and what it means for India.
Do register:
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Iron Deficiency Is the Strongest Predictor of Anemia in Indian Adolescents Aged 10–19 years: Evidence from the Comprehensive National Nutrition Survey
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Field Exchange (FEX) 59: January 2019: Development of a maternal services algorithm for Nutrition Rehabilitation Centers in India (1. assess, 2. classify, 3. supplement/counsel, refer)
@arjandewagt
. Read more at
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Anemia affects all Indians: young, old, Poor, rich, boys, girls. Thats why
#AnemiaMuktBharat
6X6X6 strategy ....is so welcome. thanks.
@MoHFW_INDIA
@anemia
@sickleherbocare
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#Nourishingwombs
- Indian states are innovating. One innovation is fixed time, fixed place daily spot feeding and counseling not in one or two village or blocks but at-scale. Bravo to those innovated and those evaluating such initiatives.
@readingkafka
@UNICEFIndia
@UNICEFROSA
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#Anemiamuktbharat
: India's school nutrition programme provides noon meals, micronutrient supplements, deworming, nutrition assembles and nutrition gardens. Come 2 Nutrition pavilion
@PMNCH
Dec 12-13, New Delhi to learn more.
@ShikhaY86
@UNICEFIndia
@MoHFW_INDIA
.
@EvidenceAction
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Lot of discussion - adolescent anemia has increased b/w 2016-2020 & is IFA still relevant. Well, IFA still is 40% determinant factor for adolescent anemia as per our analyses. If IFA coverage is 100%,40% problem can be tackled. But Coverage has remained <40% & worsened in COVID.
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Gujarat is the only State in India to have a nutrition institutional structure under NRHM for facilitating planning, implementation and monitoring of all nutrition programs of NRHM/RCH under
one umbrella - State Nutrition Cell:
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69 million children in South Asia suffer severe food poverty.
In 2023, this needs to change.
May require doing what's uncomfortable, inconvenient, but morally the right thing to do - in principle and in practice.
simple & basic- can we get nutritious food on the plate?
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Some teacher's change your life forever. Monique Sternin is one such person. Always grateful to have her and the positive deviance lens in my life and everything i do
@tufts
.
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FOR OUTREACH: UNICEF India together with Nutrition Department, Lady Irwin College, Delhi is supporting GoI in building evidence on maternal malnutrition management. Looking for 2 consultants (Last Date June 13). Visit:
@arjandewagt
@UNICEFIndia
@AShiroor
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From four districts and 5000 self help groups in 2016 to 10 districts and 25000 self help groups in 2021 and the journey continues in the swabhimaan large-scale women's nutrition demonstration programme in the farthest, poorest districts of the country....
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Lets Get basics right, this Poshan Maah 2019: vacant positions get filled up; people not receiving salaries for months get salaries; unattended allocation requests from states get funded; roads, water, electricity reaches left out and systems for last mile coverage is ensured.
This continues unabated while the govt representatives participate in photo-ops on
#PoshanMaah2019
!
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Preventing maternal malnutrition is not just about delivering services & improving diets, its about (rather more) about addressing social evils/determinants - education, preventing pregnancies- too early, too many and too soon and girls/maternal neglect. Agreed.
@sethi_vani
Also to prevent teenage pregnancies. I don’t think we have fully analysed how many of the wasted/skinny babies in the 0-6 months group are born to younger mothers (or have we?).
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There is a power in a collective. The solidarity, mutual respect, friendship, trust, kindness and willingness to be vulnerable, ask for help and provide help just keep it going. May we stronger for causes and missions beyond us and our life time.
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Nurturing the new generation of leaders is tough and often selfless leadership path. authenticity matters.
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a new initiative: coz obesity is rising in Indian women and its time we focused on this end of the malnutrition spectrum too.
@MoHFW_INDIA
@PoshanAbhiyaan
@anemia
#anemiamuktbharat
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Wonderful. Nutrition
@Delhi
Metro never happended before.
@LadyIrwinNceard
thank you for reaching out to the masses in places that remained untouched. we need more like you.
@arjandewagt
Day 12 of V4IW
With an aim to address the issue of nutrition and to spread awareness among the larger masses,'V4IW Volunteers' visited 4 busy metro stations across Delhi and conducted nutritional assessment followed by dietary and lifestyle counselling to scores of people.
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looking for tool kits and communication materials on maternal nutrition (diets, goods and services) from India; then you might want to visit:
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#AnemiaMuktBharat
...launch of a package of materials and i couldnt resist to get a picture with the ONE woman who made making this happen her personal mission# Shikha Yadav you are a champion4Nutrition.
@ShikhaY86
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The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge.
—Stephen Hawking
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Safog and
@UNICEFROSA
join hands for accelerating maternal nutrition and breastfeeding agenda to save newborn lives and reduce low birth weight in South Asia.
@FIGOHQ
@drchandnimjacob
@ECWGroup
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Dr. Zulfiqar Bhutta : women's wellbeing needs to be central to tackle anemia holistically.
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There are few examples of how maternal nutrition services and screening and management of nutrition risks is streamlined in health sector. This is one such example from a country contributing to 30 million pregnancies per year. Read and share
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Another scheme? will it help address HR deficit, budget deficit, up the 5 ANC and 1st trimester ANC coverage? whats different from PMSMA and SUMAN. where is maternal nutrition in all of this?????? we need coverage, quality and continuity................new schemes not sure
Govt plans to give Rs 1K for flagging maternal and newborn deaths.
@drharshvardhan
launches SUMAN-Surakshit Matritva Aashwasan at
#CCHFW
meet.
#swasthabharat
@PMOIndia
@NITIAayog
@MinistryWCD
@WHO
@AshwiniKChoubey
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Reach out to as many with one message ..address all forms of maternal malnutrition with double duty actions. Sharing perspectives to
@Jhpiego
@IPEGlobal
for inclusion in their ongoing maternal nutrition and health trials in Rajasthan.
@CIFFchild
@arjandewagt
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Nutrition interventions are delivered through ANC. So, NO ANC, NO nutrition interventions . First trimester is important for nutrition of fetal length. NFHS-5 phase 1 data shows 183 districts, coverage of ANC in 1st trimester decreased.
@arjandewagt
@AMB_IEG
@UNICEFIndia
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We all have inadequacies & we have our strengths. A quote written by an adolescent girl during children's day celebration at Ranchi is a great reminder to spread the culture of kindness, empathy and compassion.
@UNICEFIndia
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congratulations to
@MoHFW_INDIA
for intensifying efforts to address anemia through launch of Anemia Mukt Bharat on April 14. More on this follows....
#anemiamuktbharat
@readingkafka
@UNICEFIndia
@MinistryWCD
@PMenonIFPRI
@NeelaSaldanha
@Rachana53538370
@IasAlok
@NITIAayog
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#anemiamuktbharat
: The six target beneficiaries.
@ShikhaY86
@SalimaBhatia
@aiims_newdelhi
@MoHFW_INDIA
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@BainslaNeha
@Klaus_KKraemer
@KBeesabathuni
. 2018 is when it all started, with so many works afterwards. Thanks to
@SightandLife
@NINDirector
for coming together with
@UNICEFIndia
for upcoming publication releasing soon
@drsameerpawar
@arjandewagt
@DrYasminAHaque
@KupkaRoland
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Boys 10-19 years
29% Thin
5% Overweight
18% Anemic
35% B12 deficient
14% Vitamin D deficient
~40% anemia linked to iron deficiency
5% adolescents iodine deficient
CNNS India, 2016-18
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Maternal Nutrition
@DDNational
series. Episode 4: Maternal Anemia February 3, 2020 6-7 PM. Do watch
@IasAlok
@dralokiranjan
@arjandewagt
. A
@a_ncear
@LadyIrwinNceard
@UNICEFIndia
@aliveandthrive
@NutritionIntl
collaborative.
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Bethak series 1.
@Roshni_CWCSAInd
....strengthening gender responsive interventions in swabhimaan programme.
@DAY_NRLM
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Health Systems deliver most of maternal Nutrition services. Three years ago since this consultation, a lot has been done; and much more needs to be done?
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This work has been SO insightful, on both phone-surveys, disruption of good nutrition (diet, services and entitlements) and engagement of federations of women collectives.....
@Roshni_CWCSAInd
@IDinsight
@UNICEFIndia
@jobzachariah
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We need a promise renewed for maternal nutrition in India: 5 years on....
@dralokiranjan
@SebantiGhosh
@DrNeenaBhatia1
@arjandewagt
@DineshBaswal5
@PMenonIFPRI
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"she is so emotional" "she talks too much"
"damned if you do, doomed if you don't".
To women who face struggles. Keep at it, toughen up For those who can, support other women grow.
#women
in leadership
thinking of:
@DrMonikaArora
@KBackholer
@readingkafka
@PMenonIFPRI
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