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Vice President Lauds Outlook Poshan Campaign

The challenge of malnutrition needs urgent and consistent effort, says Vice President Venkaiah Naidu

As India marks World Food Day, the Vice President of India,  Mr M Venkaiah Naidu, has lauded Outlook Poshan바카라s campaign which examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on various nutrition programmes of the government, particularly the 1000 Day Programme for Mother and Child.

바카라It is a matter of great satisfaction that 바카라Outlook바카라 has been regularly focusing nation바카라s attention on the importance of nutrition,바카라 Mr Naidu said in a letter dated October 12. 바카라The challenge of malnutrition needs urgent and consistent effort. I am glad that the Government of India has undertaken a focused campaign 바카라 Poshan Abhiyan 바카라 to combat this problem. All citizens must support this noble initiative and strive towards its success,바카라 he said.

바카라Under-nutrition occurs at all ages. But when it occurs early in life in the first 1000 days, it has the most devastating and profound effect. It can cause irreversible damage to a child바카라s brain, affecting his/her ability to do well in school as also earn a good living later.

It is heartening to note that 바카라Outlook바카라 supported by the CSR Division of Reckitt Benckiser has taken up an awareness campaign this year too for the cause of better nutrition for the first 1000 days in child바카라s life. I wish 바카라Outlook바카라 all the success in its noble endeavour!바카라 he added.

The Poshan campaign, which is still running, looks at the impact of the pandemic on nutrition through a 360 degree lens. It includes webinars and interviews with international and national domain experts and policymakers along with senior officials from UN bodies like the WHO and UNICEF and some well- known Indian NGOs. This is supplemented with videos, articles, explainers, graphs and charts.

The objective is not just to list out the challenges, but to suggest tangible ways and means to address them.

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