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| Discussion on Malnutrition |
Since
2020, the world is facing a series of critical challenges i.e starting from the
COVID-19 pandemic to the Russia-Ukraine War and then Israel-Hammas conflict. This
not only affects the economic growth but also the food ecosystem of many
developing/ underdeveloped as well as developed nations. This ultimately
results in scarcity of food items because of low production, issues related to supply
chain management, processing & storage etc. Scarcity and insufficient
supply of food leads to deficiency/ imbalance of energy, protein and other
nutrients which is popularly known as malnutrition
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| Sharing during Orientation |
In order to,
address the issues of nutrition deficiency the Govt. of India has implemented
different welfare programs including the Food SafetyNet schemes such as the
National Food Security Act (Subsidized food supply to needy Households),
PMPOSHAN (School-based food supplementation program), ICDS (Food
Supplementation for better maternal and Child health outcome). Among all these
schemes, ICDS is one of the oldest schemes and has a systematic approach to
reducing childhood malnutrition, which includes identification of malnutrition
through proper screening, community-based management with curative, preventive
& promotive measures, and referral of complicated cases to the NRCs for facility-based
care. This apart, special focus was also on addressing micronutrient
deficiencies through direct supplementation or fortification in staple foods.
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| Participants during orientation |
Dr. R. S. Tolia Uttarakhand
Academy of Administration in collaboration with the Women Empowerment and Child
Development Dept. Uttarakhand organized four-days residential training program to
improve the Techno-Managerial Skill sets of the newly recruited Supervisors. A
total of 46 Supervisors were trained on Techno-Managerial Skills
including; identification of malnourished children, micronutrient deficiencies
in children, and community-based management during the first phase. Food fortification (with special focus on rice fortification) is one of the key strategies to address micronutrient deficiencies discussed in brief.
