1st Edition
Child, Adolescent and Woman Nutrition in India Public Policies, Programmes and Progress
In the last decade, addressing the persistent problem of maternal, infant, young child and adolescent malnutrition in India has gained significant attention. With the well-established serious implications of malnutrition on mortality and morbidity; mental health and cognitive development; activity and productivity and overall economic development, today there is an unprecedented political commitment to improving the grave woman and child nutrition scenario in the country. POSHAN ABHIYAAN (Nutrition Mission) was launched in a Mission mode by the Honourable Prime Minister of India on March 8, 2018, followed by measures for an effective implementation of an integrated nutrition strategy through POSHAN 2.0 in 2022. The book with 15 chapters tracks the history of evolvement of public nutrition policies and strategies, presents an update on the nutrition scenario, analyses the experiences and synthesises emerging lessons in the prevention and control of malnutrition. Additionally, the book includes chapters with details of each of the various government systems such as Health, ICDS, NRLM, PDS, Education/MDM, Water-Sanitation that provide lead in mainstreaming nutrition actions that directly or indirectly impact on accelerating the improvement of the nutrition situation of women, adolescents and children.
The book is intended to be an indispensable reference for teachers and students of nutrition, community medicine, public health and development as well as professionals involved in the formulation and implementation of the nutrition policies and programmes.
Print edition not for sale in South Asia (India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Bhutan)
Preface
SECTION I
MALNUTRITION IN INDIA: CURRENT POLICIES AND PROGRAMMES
1. Woman, Adolescent and Child Nutrition
An Overview of Evolvement of Policies and Programmes in India 1947–2022
Sheila C. Vir
2. Magnitude of the Malnutrition Problem in India
An Overview of the Situation of Children, Adolescent Girls and Women
Sheila C. Vir and Reema Chugh
3. Determinants of Undernutrition in Children and Women
Sheila C. Vir and Reema Chugh
4. Maternal and Child Undernutrition
Programmes, Experiences and Current Focus
Sheila C. Vir
5. Iron Deficiency Anaemia
Anaemia Prevention and Control Programme: Evolvement of Policies and Programme, 1970–2017 and Anaemia Mukt Bharat (AMB) 2018
Sheila C. Vir
6. National Policy on Management of Vitamin A Deficiency and Biannual Vitamin A Supplementation Strategy
Sheila C. Vir
7. National Iodine Deficiency Disorders Control Programme (NIDDCP)
Universal Salt Iodization (USI) Programme: A Success Story
Sheila C. Vir
8. Fortification of Cereals, Oil and Salt with Micronutrients
Policy and Programme Management
Sheila C. Vir
CHILD, ADOLESCENT AND WOMAN NUTRITION IN INDIA
SECTION II
AN OVERVIEW OF THE PRIMARY PROGRAMME DELIVERY SYSTEMS: DIRECT NUTRITION AND NUTRITION SENSITIVE INTERVENTIONS
9. The Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Scheme
Sheila C. Vir
10. National Health Mission
Evolvement of System, Policy and Interventions for Maternal, Child and Adolescent Nutrition Care
Jyoti Sharma and Sheila C.Vir
11. Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihood Mission (DAY-NRLM) Potential of Women Collectives in Improving Maternal and Child Nutrition Situation
Sheila C. Vir
12. Public Distribution System Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS) and the National Food Security Act (NFSA)
Sheila C. Vir
13. National Programme of Mid-Day Meal Scheme (MDMS) Prime Minister Poshan Shakti Nirman (PM POSHAN)—Mainstreaming Feeding and Nutrition in the School System
Sheila C. Vir
14. WASH Programme in India
Addressing the Underlying Determinant of Malnutrition
Sheila C. Vir and Reema Chugh
SECTION III
INTENSIFYING MEASURES TO ADDRESS MALNUTRITION IN WOMEN, ADOLESCENTS AND CHILDREN
15. POSHAN ABHIYAAN and POSHAN 2.0
Experiences and Plan of Actions
Sheila C. Vir
Index
Biography
Dr Sheila C. Vir, MSc PhD is a Senior Consultant and Founder Director of Public Health Nutrition and Development Centre, New Delhi. Dr Vir completed post-graduation from Lady Irwin College, University of Delhi and was awarded PhD by the Institute of Clinical Sciences, Queen’s University of Belfast, United Kingdom. She joined UNICEF in 1987 and worked closely with the Government of India and State Government of Uttar Pradesh in policy formulation, development of innovative strategies and programme designs as well in the implementation of public health nutrition programmes. She is a life member of the Nutrition Society of India (NSI) and the Indian Public Health Association. She is a recipient of the Commonwealth Van den Berg Nutrition Award 1978, NSI Srikantia Memorial Lecture Award, 2013 and Kamala Puri Sabharwal 42nd Memorial Lecture Award 2015.
