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Nutrition and Malnutrition Resources for India
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What are the current states of indicators contributing to a comprehensive view of nutrition for health and development in India? Click here or below to see national data.

Comprehensive Nutrition Survey in Maharashtra, India - 2012
The Maharashtra Comprehensive Nutrition Survey 2012 is the first ever state-specific nutrition survey with a focus on infants and children under-two and their mothers. A representative sample of children under two years of age was selected from each of the six administrative divisions of Maharashtra namely, Amravati, Aurangabad, Konkan, Nagpur, Nashik and Pune. A selection of primary sampling units in both rural and urban areas was drawn by probability proportional to size sampling followed by systematic random sampling. The rural and urban samples were drawn separately using a multi-stage stratified sampling procedure.
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Why Is Breastfeeding So Important?
Breastfeeding provides the perfect nutrition for your baby and provides many health benefits for both mother and baby.
• Initiating breast feeding within the first hour and exclusive breastfeeding can prevent under two mortality.
• Breastfeeding: Exclusive breastfeeding
• Colostrum - Gift of a protective cover from the mother
• We believe all mothers know how to feed their child. But do they?
• Myths and facts about breast milk
• Complimentary feeding
• Role of media in promoting proper young child feeding: Media should focus on and promote measures that are required to be taken urgently to ensure the survival of children
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Nisha Malhotra - Research paper
Public Health Nutrition, Available on CJO doi:10.1017/S1368980012004065
Objective: Despite a rapidly growing economy and rising income levels in India, improvements in child malnutrition have lagged. Data from the most recent National Family Health Survey reveal that the infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices recommended by the WHO and the Indian Government, including the timely introduction of solid food, are not being followed by a majority of mothers in India. It is puzzling that even among rich households children are not being fed adequately. The present study analyses the socio-economic factors that contribute to this phenomenon, including the role of nutritional information.
Design IYCF practices from the latest National Family Health Survey (2005–2006) were analysed. Multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed to establish the determinants of poor feeding practices. The indicators recommended by the WHO were used to assess the IYCF practices.
Setting: India.
Subjects: Children (n 9241) aged 6–18 months.
Results: Wealth was shown to have only a small effect on feeding practices. For children aged 6–8 months, the mother's wealth status was not found to be a significant determinant of sound feeding practices. Strikingly, nutritional advice on infant feeding practices provided by health professionals (including anganwadi workers) was strongly correlated with improved practices across all age groups. Exposure to the media was also found to be a significant determinant.
Conclusions: Providing appropriate information may be a crucial determinant of sound feeding practices. Efforts to eradicate malnutrition should include the broader goals of improving knowledge related to childhood nutrition and IYCF practices. |
Did you know
- In 2008, the number of undernourished people in the world rose to 963 million (more than the combined populations of the United States, Canada and the European Union), up 40 million from 2007.
- Hunger does not affect just the individual. Economists estimate that every child whose physical and mental development is stunted by hunger and malnutrition stands to lose 5 percent to 10 percent in lifetime earnings.
- The total food surplus of the United States alone could satisfy every empty stomach in Africa; France's leftovers could feed the hungry in Democratic Republic of Congo and Italy's could feed Ethiopia's undernourished.
- Today 25,000 people will die from hunger. A child dies every six seconds of malnutrition or starvation.
- There is enough food in the world today for everyone to have the nourishment necessary for a healthy and productive life.
- The global rise in food prices has pushed an estimated 40 million more people into hunger this year, UN food agency says. There are now 963 million hungry people, accounting for almost 15% of the world population. The financial crisis, could tip even more people into poverty and hunger, it warns.
- By 2009-end, the ranks of the hungry is expected to swell to 1 billion people. Number of hungry rose by 110 million in past 6 years.
- Chronic hunger is calculated by prevalence of child malnutrition in population, rates of child mortality and proportion of people who are calorie deficient.
- There are an estimated 350 to 400 million children under 18 suffering from hunger in the world today.
- WHO/UNICEF estimates 149 million children under five are underweight — a key indicator of undernutrition.
- Between five and six million under-fives die each year from diseases which they could have survived if they were not undernourished.
- 73 percent of the world's underweight under-fives live in just ten countries.
Hunger and India
With more than 200 million hungry people, India has the largest number of hungry in the world.
- On Global Hunger Index, India ranks 66th out of 68 countries.
- In the index, all Indian states are at 'serious' level of hunger. 12 states fall in 'alarming' category.
- Madhya Pradesh is India's most malnourished state.
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India: Nutrition Resource Platform
Malnutrition in children and women remains as one of the greatest challenges in India. Malnutrition remains a major threat to the survival, growth and development of children.
In response to this major challenge, and one of the key decisions of Prime Minister's Council on India's Nutrition Challenges, Ministry of Women and Child Development has prepared an IEC campaign against malnutrition. This campaign has the pro bono services of Shri Aamir Khan and has the active support from UNICEF and other development partners.
The overall objective of the nationwide information, education and communication campaign against malnutrition is to address issues of status of women, the care of pregnant mothers and children under two, breastfeeding and the importance of balanced nutrition, health.
Information, Education & Communication (IEC) Campaign Against Malnutrition
Webcast — Training — IEC Creatives ( Press Ads, Outdoor, Posters, Videos, Radio ) in 18 Languages:
Hindi — English — Urdu — Punjabi — Gujarati — Marathi — Konkani — Bengali — Oriya — Assamese — Manipuri — Khasi — Mizo — Garo — Kannada — Malayalam — Tamil — Telugu
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Indian National Guidelines on Infant and Young Child Feeding
The Ministry of Women and Child Development has come up with several schemes deciding the norms of child nutrition. These are:
- National Guidelines on Infants and Young Child Feeding (150 KB)
: these guidelines emphasize the importance of breast feeding. Breast feeding must commence immediately after birth and continue exclusively for six months before other forms of milk are introduced. Appropriate and adequate complementary feeding must commence there after and breast-feeding can continue for up to two years.
- National Nutrition Policy (8.2 MB)
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was adopted by the Government of India in 1993 under the aegis of the Department of Women and Child Development. It advocated a multi-sectoral strategy for eradicating malnutrition and achieving optimum nutrition for all. The policy advocates the monitoring the nutrition levels across the country and sensitising government machinery on the need for good nutrition and prevention of malnutrition. The National Nutrition Policy also includes the Food and Nutrition Board, which develops posters, audio jingles and video spots for disseminating correct facts about breastfeeding and complementary feeding.
- The Integrated Child Development Services Scheme: is one of the most comprehensive schemes on child development in the country and perhaps in the world. The Ministry of Women and Child Development has been running the scheme since 1975 in pursuance of the National Policy for Children. It aims at providing services to pre-school children in an integrated manner so as to ensure proper growth and development of children in rural, tribal and slum areas. This centrally sponsored scheme also monitors nutrition of children.
- Udisha: in Sanskrit means the first rays of the new dawn. It is a nationwide training component of the World Bank assisted Women and Child Development Project. Udisha has been cleared with an outlay of about Rs. 600 crores for five years. UNICEF is also a technical collaborator in the Project. The programmes aims to train child care workers across the country. Its scope reaches as far are remote villages.
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National Policy for Children lays down that the State shall provide adequate services towards children, both before and after birth and during the growing stages for their full physical, mental and social development.
- National Charter for Children emphasizes Government of India's commitment to children's rights to survival, health and nutrition, standard of living, play and leisure, early childhood care, education, protection of the girl child, empowering adolescents, equality, life and liberty, name and nationality, freedom of expression, freedom of association and peaceful assembly, the right to a family and the right to be protected from economic exploitation and all forms of abuse.
- National Plan of Action for Children includes goals, objectives, strategies and activities for improving the nutritional status of children, reducing Infant Mortality Rate, increasing enrolment ratio, reducing drop out rates, universalisation of primary education and increasing coverage for immunization.
- Other Schemes Include:
Severe Acute Malnutrition - Indian Pediatrics - Special Issue (August 2010) Perspective: Management of Children with Severe Acute Malnutrition: A National Priority – Umesh Kapil and HPS Sachdev - PDF
Editorial: Therapeutic Nutrition for Children with Severe Acute Malnutrition: Summary of African Experience – André Briend and Steve Collins - PDF
Guidelines: Consensus Statement: National Consensus Workshop on Management of SAM Children through Medical Nutrition Therapy – Writing Committee: HPS Sachdev, Umesh Kapil and Sheila Vir - PDF
Review Article: Evolution of Nutritional Management of Acute Malnutrition– Michael H Golden - PDF
Research Papers: Locally Made Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food for Treatment of Malnutrition: A Randomized Controlled Trial–Azara Sneha Singh, Gagandeep Kang, Anup Ramachandran, Rajiv Sarkar, Pearline Peter and Anuradha Bose - PDF
Hospital Based Nutrition Rehabilitation of Severely Undernourished Children Using Energy Dense Local Foods – Raja Sriswan Mamidi, Bharati Kulkarni, KV Radhakrishna and Veena Shatrugna - PDF
Home-based Rehabilitation of Severely Malnourished Children in Resource Poor Setting – Deepak Patel, Piyush Gupta, Dheeraj Shah and Kamlesh Sethi - PDF
Focus: Production and Distribution of a Therapeutic Nutritional Product for Severe Acute Malnutrition in India: Opportunities and Challenges – KN Beesabathuni and UCM Natchu - PDF
Eureca: Efficacy and Safety of Therapeutic Nutrition Products for Home Based Therapeutic Nutrition for Severe Acute Malnutrition: A Systematic Review – Tarun Gera - PDF
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Undernourished Children: A Call for Reform and Action World Bank
India's Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) needs to undergo significant changes to address the current malnutrition crisis in India, according to a World Bank report. The prevalence of underweight children in India is among the highest in the world, and is nearly double that of Sub-Saharan Africa, the report says. It also observes that malnutrition in India is a concentrated phenomenon. A relatively small number of states, districts, and villages account for a large share of the burden - 5 states and 50 percent of villages account for about 80 percent of the malnutrition cases. |
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The National Family Health Survey (NFHS)
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IIPS | RCH | DHS | MOHFW The National Family Health Survey (NFHS) is a large-scale, multi-round survey conducted in a representative sample of households throughout India. The NFHS is a collaborative project of the International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), Mumbai, India; ORC Macro, Calverton, Maryland, USA and the East-West Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. The Ministry
of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW), Government of India, designated IIPS as the nodal agency, responsible for providing coordination and technical
guidance for the NFHS. NFHS was funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) with supplementary support from United
Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). IIPS collaborated with a number of Field Organizations (FO) for survey implementation. Each FO was responsible for
conducting survey activities in one or more states covered by the NFHS. Technical assistance for the NFHS was provided by ORC Macro and the East-West Center.
The first National Family Health Survey (NFHS-1)
was conducted in 1992-93. The survey collected extensive information on population, health, and nutrition, with an emphasis on women and young children. Eighteen Population Research Centres (PRCs), located in universities and institutes of national repute, assisted IIPS in all stages of conducting NFHS-1. All the state-level and national-level reports for the survey have already been published (48 reports in all).
The second National Family Health Survey (NFHS-2) was conducted in 1998-99 in all 26 states of India with added features on the quality of health and family planning services, domestic violence, reproductive health, anemia, the nutrition of women, and the status of women. The results of the survey are currently being published.
The third National Family Health Survey (NFHS-3) was carried out in 2005-2006. Eighteen Research Organizations including five Population Research Centres carried out the survey in 29 states of India. The funding for NFHS-3 is provided by USAID, DFID, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, UNICEF, UNFPA, and MOHFW, GOI. ORC Macro, USA, is providing technical assistance for NFHS-3, and the National AIDS Control Organization (NACO) and the National AIDS Research Institute (NARI) are providing technical assistance for the HIV component.
In 2014-2015, India will implement the fourth National Family Health Survey (NFHS-4). Like its predecessors, NFHS-4 will be conducted under the stewardship of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, coordinated by the International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai, and implemented by a group of survey organizations and Population Research Centres, following a rigorous selection procedure. Technical assistance for NFHS-4 will again be provided by ICF International, USA with the major financial support from the United States Agency for International Development and Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India.
In addition to the 29 states, NFHS-4 will also include all six union territories for the first time and will also provide estimates of most indicators at the district level for all 640 districts in the country as per the 2011 census. NFHS-4 sample size is expected to be approximately 568,200 households, up from about 109,000 households in NFHS-3. This is expected to yield a total sample of 625,014 women and 93,065 men eligible for the interview. In these households information on 265,653 children below age 5 will be collected in the survey. Data will be collected using Computer Assisted Personal Interviewing (CAPI) on mini-notebook computers.
NFHS- will provide updates and evidence of trends in key population, health and nutrition indicators, including HIV prevalence. Moreover, the survey will cover a range of health-related issues, including fertility, infant and child mortality, maternal and child health, perinatal mortality, adolescent reproductive health, high-risk sexual behaviour, safe injections, tuberculosis, and malaria, non-communicable diseases, domestic violence, HIV knowledge, and attitudes toward people living with HIV. The information will enable the GOI to provide national and international agencies to monitor and evaluate policies and programmes related to population, health, nutrition, and HIV/AIDS.
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NFHS Reports available on this site
For more comprehensive searches on the site and your convenience we have made several reports available for viewing and download directly from ourweb site - Kindly visit the main NFHS site more complete and updated information.
National Family Health Survey 2005-2006 (NFHS-3) India Reports
Volume-I
Volume-II
Key Findings Report
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Briefing Kit
- Questionnaires - Excel Reports
NFHS-3 Fact Sheets - India and 29 States
Key Findings from NFHS-3
The 2005-2006 National Family Health Survey (NFHS-3), the third in the NFHS series of surveys, provides information on population, health and nutrition in India and each of its 29 States. The survey is based on a sample of households which is representative at the National and State levels. NFHS-3 provides trend data on key indicators and includes information on several new topics, such as HIV/AIDS-related behaviour and the health of slum populations. For the first time, NFHS-3 also provides information on men and unmarried women. In addition, HIV prevalence is measured at the national level and for selected states.
These Fact Sheets presents provisional information on key indicators and trends at the national level. The NFHS-3 fieldwork was conducted by 18 research organizations between December 2005 and August 2006.
State Reports of the following States have been released and key findings disseminated in their respective State capitals.
The Seminar Presentations of the key findings for different states are also available online.
- Seminar Presentations - PowerPoint
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Rajmata Jijau Mother-Child Health and Nutrition Mission at Aurangabad, Maharashtra
Child Development Center - NRC - Nutrition Rehabilitation Center, child tracking web based system
The State Government has decided to establish the Rajmata Jijau Mother-Child Health and Nutrition Mission at Aurangabad to tackle the grave issues of malnutrition and mortality among the children. The mission would, over a period of five years, aim at significantly reducing the incidence of severe malnutrition amongst children in 0 to 6 age group. The mission objectives stress on health and nutrition of pregnant and lactating mothers as well as special attention to children during the first year of the birth. The mission is headed by a senior officer of the rank of secretary to the State Government. The mission would undertake major publicity campaign in all towns and villages of Maharashtra to stress the importance of health and nutrition, with the ultimate aim of progressively taking over the responsibility for mother and child care. |
Food Security
A quarter of India's population lives below what has been termed a 'starvation line'. Why have foodgrain and calorieconsumption actually fallen in the last 15 years of structural adjustment? Why have foodgrain and calorie consumption actually fallen in the last 15 years of structural
- Introduction: Increasing food insecurity in South Asia
By Jayati Ghosh
South Asian nations have transformed from food-deficit countries in the 1960s and '70s to food-surplus countries in the 1980s and '90s. And yet, food insecurity and under-nutrition remain huge problems. How is this paradox to be explained?
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- All you who sleep hungry tonight
By Harsh Mander
Persistent food insecurity is not just related to economic barriers to access food, but also to social barriers. A silent daily tragedy plays out in many homes and streets in our country, where millions go to sleep hungry. Women are likely to eat less in many families, and dalits face discrimination even in schemes like mid-day meals and the PDS. The discourse on starvation must shift from people dying of starvation to the socially-marginalised groups that are living with it
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- Why Karmeena Musahar died
By Anosh Malekar
Five children have died of hunger-related causes in the Musahar community of eastern UP since May 2006. Entire families in this and other communities in the state are starving. In addition to extreme poverty, the Musahars' low status in the caste hierarchy keeps them out of government food and employment schemes. As India claims to join the league of globalised nations, it cannot ignore these everyday realities of millions of its citizens
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- The poverty line is a starvation line
By Mohan uruswamy And Ronald Joseph Abraham
The poverty line in India measures only the most basic calorie intake, recording not nutrition but only the satiation of hunger. At present the poverty line stands at Rs 368 and Rs 559 per person per month for rural and urban areas, just about enough to buy 650 grams of foodgrains every day. A nutritious diet itself would cost around Rs 573 per capita per month, let alone the cost of securing other basic needs. When such an inclusive measure of poverty is used, as many as 68-84% of Indians would qualify as poor
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- Consumed by calories
By Alpana Sagar
A realistic measure of poverty would recognise that mere intake of calories does not indicate nutritional status. It would move away from an emphasis on minimal energy requirements and consumption expenditures and recognise that the balance of nutrients in a diet, absorptive capacity of the body, quality of living environment, nature of a person's work, and gender, among other factors, determine the body's food and energy requirements. A poverty line that ignores such complexities is missing a large part of the picture of deprivation
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- 'All we want is to live'
By Anosh Malekar
Deaths related to malnutrition have been in the news in Melghat, Amravati district, Maharashtra, since the 1990s. Despite an interim order of the Bombay High Court and several welfare schemes, 670 infants died of malnutrition in Melghat between April 2005 and March 2006. What is going wrong?
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- How famine was created
By Mike Davis
The British insisted that they had rescued India from "timeless hunger". In fact, there were 31 serious famines in 120 years of British rule against only 17 recorded famines in the previous two millennia. It was the process of incorporating India into the world market to serve colonial interests that caused incalculable damage to Indian peasants, the agrarian economy, and food security
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- Along the famished road
By Jaideep Hardikar
Vidarbha has been ripped apart by an onslaught of devastating policies. Thousands of desperate farmers have committed suicide. Indebtedness, hunger and ill health are common. The government has announced empty packages but refuses to address the real issues such as declining support prices, an influx of imports, a shift to cash crops, rising input costs and cutbacks on credit. In this complex spiral, the food security of food producers themselves has been compromised
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- Pitfalls of the second green revolution
By Devinder Sharma
A wide range of policies-and the second 'Green Revolution'-that the government is introducing in conjunction with Indian corporate houses, American agribusinesses and food multinationals, will have a catastrophic impact on Indian farmers, on sustainability and on food security. The effects are already evident in states like Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh
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- Signing the wrong contract
By Dr Sudhirendar Sharma
Many states in India are promoting contract farming, ostensibly to allow "technology transfer, capital inflow and an assured market" for crops. This means letting retailers and global corporations enter into profitable agreements that are detrimental to the farmer. By ignoring the better option of cooperative farming, which has proved beneficial to farmers, the government is placing Indian agriculture and food production at great risk
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- No wheat to eat
By Rahul Goswami
India is importing an unprecedented amount of wheat this year-often sub-standard grain bought at high rates. Domestic stocks are low and the price of wheat is increasing. These are the effects of changes in policy dictated by big agribusinesses and global cartels, which lower procurement by the government, discourage buffer stocks, debilitate the Food Corporation of India, tear apart the PDS, and facilitate hoarding and then private trading. Caught in the global grain market, India's self-sufficiency in food is at great risk
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- Food at stake
By rinda Karat
Ten years after the dismantling of the universal public distribution system (PDS), the statistical jugglery of the targeted food distribution system actually excludes millions of poor in both the BPL and APL categories. Targeting is linked to neoliberal policies that seek to limit, if not eliminate, the government's welfare responsibilities
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- The right to food
By Biraj Patnaik
The Right to Food Campaign has succeeded in placing hunger at the centre of development discourse in India. The campaign hopes that this long-running case will culminate in the right to food becoming a fundamental right that can be made justiciable in any court of law in the country. The case and the accompanying campaign have established the importance of the law as facilitator, but the right to food also requires political means and people's participation
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- 'Legal action has its limits'
By Jean reze
Biraj Patnaik in conversation with Jean Dreze
Legal action is an integral part of democratic politics, and the Right to Food Campaign is about supplementing legal action with other forms of public action, says development economist Jean Dreze
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- Guarantee against hunger?
By Tanushree Sood
If effectively implemented, the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act will go a long way towards ensuring food security and protecting rural households from hunger
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- Insecure in the gathering dusk
By andana Bhatia
Being old and poor in India often means being hungry and helpless. The decade-old National Old Age Pension Scheme is a buffer for this section of the population, but it is not universal and leaves out many vulnerable people
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- Disintegrated services
By Nandini Nayak
There are large gaps between the intentions and implementation of the ICDS, the only government programme aimed at providing nutrition, health and education-related services to children, adolescent girls and mothers
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- Women eat least, and last
By Dipa Sinha
Women are more vulnerable to malnutrition. But the targeted food programmes for women, including the National Maternity Benefit Scheme, focus only - and inadequately -- on the reproductive function of women. Ensuring that women secure their right to food is not seen as a desirable goal in itself, even though women are nutritionally deprived at all other stages of their life
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- The empty belly of Bhandup
By Anosh Malekar
Eleven chronically malnourished children from a slum in Mumbai were admitted to hospital in June. A survey found that 63% of the children in the slums of Bhandup were malnourished
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- Nine myths about hunger
Only by freeing ourselves from the grip of widely held myths can we grasp the roots of hunger and see what we can do to end it
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- Neglecting hunger, bypassing health
By Mohan Rao
Studies show that a decline in the death rate in some countries that accompanied a decline in infectious diseases, had little to do with medical technology and more to do with increasing resistance to diseases because of improved nutrition. A study of malaria deaths in India in the early-20th century similarly links starvation and immunity. But despite the prevalence of acute and chronic hunger in India, hunger has fallen off the public health map
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- Increasing hunger amongst relative plenty
By Utsa Patnaik
In 2000-01, the average Indian family of four was absorbing 93 kg less foodgrain than just four years earlier. This massive drop has little to do with a shortfall in food supply. It is the result of an unprecedented decline in purchasing power in rural areas, thanks to deflationary policies and trade liberalisation
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- Nutritional requirements in India
- Diet and nutritional status of rural adolescents in India
- Accelerating Progress toward Reducing Child Malnutrition in India - A Concept for Action
- Food and Nutrition in India: Facts and Interpretations
- India State Hunger Index: Comparisons of Hunger Across States
- 2008 Global Hunger Index FAQs
- Clues to the Puzzle of Child Malnutrition in India
- National Nutrition Policy - Government of India
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- Indian Pediatrics and Child Survival
- Malnourishment among Children in India: A Regional Analysis
- IFA supplementation - National Nutritional anaemia Prophylaxis programme
- Complementary Feeding Guidelines
- Food and Nutrition Board
- Nutrition Society of India
- Library of National Institute of Nutrition
(Indian Council of Medical Research), Hyderabad (INDIA)
- Recommendations of the Consultation Meetings on Nutrition
- Dietary Tips for Better Health
56 pages -
English 21.7mb | Hindi 21.6mb Food & Nutrition Board, Ministry of Women & Child Development, Government of India March 2007
- India's Undernourished Children: A Call for Reform and Action
116 pages 3.2mb Michele Gragnolati, Meera Shekar, Monica Das Gupta, Caryn Bredenkamp and Yi-Kyoung Lee - World Bank
- Vitamin A & IFA Supplementation
4 pages 210kb Government of India, Ministry of Health & Famil Welfare, Department of Family Welfare, Chid Health Division
- Growth Monitoring - as per IAP & WHO
18 pages 55kb
- Report of the working group on integrating nutrition with health
11th Five-Year Plan - (2007-2012) 82 pages 714 kb Government of India, Ministry of Women and Child Development, November 2006
- Mother-Child Nutrition Mission, Maharashtra - V Ramani
Rajmata Jijau Mother-Child Health & Nutrition Mission, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India Presentation: flash 778 kb | powerpoint 2.2 mb
- Maharashtra - Nutrition Protocol in English
6 pages 48kb Rajmata Jajau Mother-Child Health & Nutrition Mission
Ideal Nutritional Food for Toddlers - 7 Months to 3 Years For 1 to 6 Days, For 7 to 14 Days, For 1 to 6 Days Children with diarrhoea)
Ideal Nutritional Food for Children - 3 to 6 Years For 1 to 6 Days, For 7 to 14 Days, For 1 to 6 Days (Children with diarrhoea)
- Highlights of Nutrition Initiatives of FNB and MWCD in the context of achieving Food and Nutrition Security in the country
5 pages 110kb
- Growth Monitoring Chart
Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) IV

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India's Undernourished Children A Call for Reform and Action
pdf 3.2 mb - 116 pages - original at World Bank site
Executive Summary pdf
Michele Gragnolati; Caryn Bredenkamp; Meera Shekar; Monica Das Gupta; Yi-Kyoung Lee Publisher: The World Bank Keywords: Nutrition; Anganwadi; Health; India; Food; ICDS; Child; South Asia; Malnutrition |
The prevalence of child undernutrition in India is among the highest in the world, nearly double that of Sub-Saharan Africa, with dire consequences for morbidity, mortality, productivity and economic growth. Drawing on qualitative studies and quantitative evidence from large household surveys, this book explores the dimensions of child undernutrition in India and examines the effectiveness of the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) program, India's main early child development intervention, in addressing it. Although levels of undernutrition in India declined modestly during the 1990s, the reductions lagged behind those achieved by other countries with similar economic growth. Nutritional inequalities across different states and socioeconomic and demographic groups remain large. Although the ICDS program appears to be well-designed and well-placed to address the multi-dimensional causes of malnutrition in India, several problems exist that prevent it from reaching its potential. The book concludes with a discussion of a number of concrete actions that can be taken to bridge the gap between the policy intentions of ICDS and its actual implementation.
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Annual Gross Income - India - Euromonitor International - November 2008 117 pages - pdf - 1.5mb
This report forms part of the report series that complements the Euromonitor International Countries and Consumer Database. Each country profile is structured under the following sub-headings:
- Population
- Consumer segmentation
- Households
- Household segmentation
- Labour
- Income
- Consumer expenditures
- Food and non-alcoholic beverages
- Alcoholic beverages and tobacco
- Clothing and footwear
- Housing
- Household goods and services
- Transport
- Communications
- Leisure and recreation
- Education
- Hotels and catering
- Miscellaneous goods and services
The information in this report was gathered from a wide range of sources, starting with national statistics offices. This information was cross-checked for consistency, probability and mathematical accuracy.
Secondly, we sought to fill in the gaps in the official national statistics by using private-sector surveys and official pan-regional and global sources. Furthermore, Euromonitor International has carried out an extensive amount of modelling in order to come up with interesting data sets to complement the national standards available.
The wide range of sources used in the compilation of this report means that there are occasional discrepancies in the data, which we were not able to reconcile in every instance. Even when the data is produced by the same national statistical office on a specific parameter, like the total Population in a particular year, discrepancies can occur depending on whether it was derived from a survey, a national census or a projection and whether the data is based on mid-year or January figures.
For slow trends where it is interesting to look at a long period as well as projections, data is presented for 1995, 2000, 2005, 2007, 2010 and 2015. Fast-moving trends are illustrated with data sets relating to 1995, 2000, 2002, 2004 and 2006-2007. |
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Breast Crawl
Initiation of Breastfeeding by Breast Crawl
visit breastcrawl.org for video and complete dossier.
UNICEF, WHO and WABA along with the scientific community strongly recommend initiating breastfeeding within an hour of birth. Evidence shows that early initiation can prevent 22% of all deaths among babies below one month in developing countries.
Every newborn, when placed on the mother's abdomen, soon after birth, has the ability to find its mother's breast all on its own and to decide when to take the first breastfeed. This is called the "Breast Crawl".
This method is evidence based and has been field tested by us. A documentary on the "Breast Crawl" has been prepared for training, advocacy and for wider dissemination. The video has created a very high level of sensitivity among all the levels of functionaries and was officially endorsed by senior policy makers as the right approach for initiating breastfeeding. This dossier provides the background and a scientific overview to the documentary.
We are sure that this documentary and dossier will greatly help similar initiatives worldwide. It is our strong desire that this information helps every mother and baby to experience the miracle of Breast Crawl. If we all could achieve early initiation of breastfeeding, we will be able to prevent 22% of all deaths among babies below 1 month.
This can be achieved by training all health care providers to initiate breastfeeding, by Breast Crawl, to give infants the best start in life. |
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The Society of Nutrition, Education & Health Action (SNEHA) are a voluntary secular non-profit organization founded in 1999. SNEHA was formed by a group of concerned doctors and social workers to address the special needs of women and children in urban slums.
"You should see what a brave fight babies in neonatal intensive care units put up. And yet, so many of them die. To lose a newborn life like this is heartbreaking. Especially when we know that such tragedies can be prevented.
We strongly believe that if a mother's health is attended to, if she receives basic nutrition, health care and education in her formative years as well as during pregnancy, then newborn babies would not have to die." |
HIV Testing and counselling Guidelines
Enabling people to know their status through confidential HIV testing and counselling
WHO is providing technical support to the national scale up of counselling and testing services including monitoring and evaluation of the programme. The goal is to accelerate the quality of scale-up of integrated testing and counselling services (ICTC) as envisaged by the National AIDS Control Programme Phase III (NACP-III) and to build local capacity for ICTC expansion which forms an important entry gateway for HIV prevention and care services.

Operational guidelines for ICTC 2007
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English Publications available from from The National Institute of Nutrition in India
Several informative and low-priced books and journals are brought out by the Institute in English as well as in some regional languages. These publications contain the quintessence of Institute's research endeavors over the years. To popularise these publications
among people, a short write-up describing the essential features of these publications is given below.
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Nutritive Value of Indian Foods (NVIF)
This book provides detailed information on the nutrient com- position of over 600 Indian foods. It contains a simple account of current concepts of nutrition science, nutritional chemistry of major food groups and nutritional deficiency diseases. In addition, the book incorporates latest information on nutritional requirement and recommended dietary allowances and on the guidelines for formulating healthy, balanced diets. This book is a must for all those who wish to know more about nutritive value of foods including students, medical and health professionals, planners as well as general public. |
40.00 |
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Nutrition for Mother and Child
Mother and child health forms a major thrust area of public health. Nationwide surveys have revealed a wide prevalence of malnutrition among mothers and children, mainly belonging to the underprivileged sections of society. The book discusses in-depth the nutritional needs of pregnant and lactating mothers, infants and pre-school aged children. Several types of low-cost nutritious recipes are described in the book after thoroughly testing these foods in the community for acceptability and tolerance. It is hoped that this low priced informative book will serve the dual purpose of training the health personnel and educating the average Indian housewife in ensuring better health for herself and her child. |
25.00 |
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Nutrient Requirements and Recommended Dietary Allowances for Indians
Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDA) for population groups are used for formulating dietary guidelines and for planing national food and agricultural strategies.
An ICMA Expert Committee, constituted a few years back had revised and updated the existing ADA in the light of newer knowledge. This book contains such updated information on the protein energy requirements, definition of quantum and type of fat intakes and other related themes. In addition, ADA for some other nutrients like fat-soluble vitamins, trace elements and electrolytes are also listed. The book is a good reference guide especially for policy makers and researchers. |
25.00 |
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Some Common Indian Recipes and Their Nutritive Value
Over 200 rice and wheat-based sweets and savories, commonly eaten in northern, southern, eastern and western regions of India are covered in this book. The details pertaining to cooking methods and nutritive value of these recipes will help housewives to plan healthy menus for the family and also assist in formulating nutritious school lunches and community feeding programmes. Hostels, restaurants and cafeterias can take a few dietary tips from this book. |
25.00 |
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Low Cost Nutritious Supplements
After carefully studying the local traditions and eating habits of the community, many inexpensive and nutritious recipes have been worked out at the institute to suit people of different regions. This booklet discusses the principles governing the formulation of these recipes and lists out several food supplements for infants and young children. Most of these recipes are based on coarse cereals, legumes and other locally available foods. This low priced booklet will help mothers to plan healthy diets for their children in the most economical way. |
7.00 |
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Some Therapeutic Diets |
12.00 |
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Menus for Low-Cost Balanced Diets and School Lunch Programmes (Suitable for South Indians / Suitable for North Indians)
These two booklets provide diet-based information to assist in the formulation of nutritious snacks and mid-day meals for school going children of both northern and southern regions of the country. Ingredients used in the preparation of these recipes are inexpensive and method of cooking described is simple. These two low priced booklets will help in strengthening the school meal programmes operational in some parts of the country. |
8.00 / 10.00 |
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Fruits
Fruits, along with vegetables, form a treasure-trove of nutrients. Though a variety of fruits are grown and consumed in the country, the prevalence of micronutrient malnutrition is alarmingly high among people. This book contains wealth of information on the nutritional aspects of several popular fruits including amla, papaya, guava, sapota, seetaphal and many others. A section of the book has been devoted to a range of lip smacking fruit-based recipes. |
20.00 |
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25 Years of National Nutrition Monitoring Bureau |
50.00 |
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Count What You Eat
This book is of immense practical value to practicing dieticians and to those health conscious people who love to count calories before eating. It
is always a challenge to make recipes both nutritious as well as tasty. This book provides information on different methods of cooking and on protein, carbohydrate, fat and mineral contents of each of these recipes. A glossary of terms commonly used in food preparations is also presented. The book helps the research workers too in the calculation of the nutrient content of diets of people. |
25.00 |
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Dietary Tips for the Elderly
Old aged people comprise a significant chunk of Indian population today. Their number keeps steadily increasing as a direct consequence of increased life expectancy. Health and nutritional problems also affect the lives of the elderly. This booklet provides information on several Easy-to-cook and Ready-to-eat nutritional recipes, which require minimum cooking time. The booklet also contains information on the nature of ageing process, nutrient requirement and dietary sources of nutrients. |
10.00 |
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Diet and Diabetes (D & D)
Dietary management of diabetes is one of the most effective ways of controlling the disease. This beautifully illustrated book educates general public on various aspects of diabetes including its types, symptoms, risk factors, diagnosis, prevention and dietary management. All you wanted to know about food exchange system, glycemic index, model diets, exercise regimen, insulin and other oral drugs, use of alcohol and artificial sweetners and therapeutic effect of fenugreek (methi) seeds are found in this book which is an information storehouse on diabetes. |
20.00 |
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Diet and Heart Disease (DHD)
Diet plays a vital role in the prevention of heart disease. This book provides in-depth information on several factors relating to heart health. Structure and function of heart, types of heart diseases, dietary and non-dietary prescription for a healthy heart, nutritive value some commonly eaten foods, heart-healthy recipes are some major aspects covered in this well illustrated book. This book written in simple, non-technical style is highly recommended for both the students of food and nutrition as well as the general public. |
30.00 |
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Dietary Guidelines for Indians - A Manual
This manual is the most recent publication of the Institute and translates the nutrition-based recommended dietary allowances into food based practical guidelines. The nutrition knowledge imparted through this book aims to promote the concept of balanced diet and positive lifestyles right from infancy to old age. The book educates the common man to meet his nutritional needs through the judicious use of locally available, low-cost nutritious foods and informs about the deleterious effects of high calorie and cholesterol rich foods on one's health. Students of nutrition and medical sciences, health personnel, policy makers and researchers will find this manual extremely informative and useful. |
30.00 |
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Dietary Guidelines for Indians - A booklet
(English, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu) |
10.00 |
Hindi Publications |
1 |
Phal |
22.00 |
2 |
Apne Ahar Ko Jane (Out of Stock) |
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Telugu Publications |
1 |
Dietary Guidelines for Women & Children |
20.00 |
2 |
Low Cost Nutritious Supplements (LCNS – T) |
10.00 |
3 |
Dietary Guidelines for Indians - A Manual |
30.00 |
Kindly contact the National Institute of Nutrition to
order these Publications
Delivery Terms and Conditions:
Postage will be payable in addition to the price indicated. If cost of books is sent in advance through MO/DD, copies will be dispatched by registered VPP book-post covering postal charges only/. Cheques/Postal Orders will not be accepted. All the payments should be made in favour of Director, National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad-500 007, India |
List of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Priced Publications (Click Publication's title to see contents)
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*All foreign prices, except where indicated otherwise, are in Rupees. |
Non-periodicals (Click to see Contents Page) |
Price |
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Indian |
Foreign* |
Clinical Manual for Inborn Errors of Metabolism
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250. |
750. |
Perspectives of Indian Medicinal Plants in the Management of Liver Disorders
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500. |
US$40. |
Nutritive Value of Indian Foods (1985)
by C. Gopalan, B.V. Rama Sastri and S.C. Balasubramanian,
Revised and Updated (1989)
by B.S. Narasinga Rao, K.C.Pant and Y.G. Deosthale ((Reprinted 2004)
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40. |
120. |
Low Cost Nutritious Supplements
(Second Edition 1975, Reprinted 2000)
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7. |
21. |
A Manual of Laboratory Techniques (Second Edition 2003)
by N. Raghuramulu, K. Madhavan, S. Kalyanasundaram
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110. |
330. |
Menus for Low Cost Balanced Diets and School Lunch Programmes
Suitable for North India
(Second Edition 1977, Reprinted 1998)
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6. |
18. |
Menus for Low Cost Balanced Diets and School Lunch Programmes
Suitable for South India
(Fourth Edition 1996, Reprinted 2002)
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8. |
24. |
Some Common Indian Recipes and their Nutritive Value (Fourth Edition 1977, Reprinted 2002) by Swaran Pasricha & L.M. Rebello
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25. |
75. |
Nutrition for Mother & Child (Fifth Edition 2002) by P.S. Venkatachalam & L.M. Rebello
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20. |
60. |
Japanese Encephalitis in India (Revised Edition 1980)
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5. |
15. |
Some Therapeutic Diets (Fifth Edition 1996, Reprinted 2002) By Swaran Pasricha
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10. |
30. |
Nutrient Requirements & Recommended Dietary Allowances for Indians
(1990, Reprinted 2004)
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25. |
75. |
Fruits (Second Edition 1996, Reprinted 2000) by Indira Gopalan & M. Mohan Ram
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20. |
60. |
Count What You Eat (1989, Reprinted 2000) by Swaran Pasricha
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25. |
75. |
Diet & Diabetes (Second Edition 1993, Reprinted 2000) by T.C. Raghuram, Swaran Pasricha & R.D. Sharma
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20. |
60. |
Dietary Tips for the Elderly (1992, Reprinted 2000) by Swaran Pasricha & B.V.S. Thimmayamma
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7. |
21. |
Diet and Heart Disease (1994, Reprinted 2000) by Ghafoorunissa and Kamala Krishnaswamy
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30. |
90. |
Depressive Disease (1986) by A. Venkoba Rao
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58. |
US$14. |
# Medicinal Plants of India Vol.2 (1987)
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136. |
US$33. |
Quality Standards of Indian Medicinal Plants Vol I (2003)
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600. |
1800. |
Quality Standards of Indian Medicinal Plants Vol II (2005)
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600. |
1800. |
Quality Standards of Indian Medicinal Plants Vol III (2005)
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890. |
US$65. |
Quality Standards of Indian Medicinal Plants Vol IV (2006)
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700. |
US$50. |
Quality Standards of Indian Medicinal Plants Vol V (2008)
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500. |
US$40. |
Quality Standards of Indian Medicinal Plants Vol VI (2008)
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600. |
US$45. |
Quality Standards of Indian Medicinal Plants Vol VII (2008)
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600. |
US$45. |
Quality Standards of Indian Medicinal Plants Vol VIII (2010)
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1,600. |
US$112. |
Reviews on Indian Medicinal Plants Vol. 1 (Abe - Alle) 2004
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620. |
1,860. |
Reviews on Indian Medicinal Plants Vol. 2 (Alli - Ard) 2004
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620. |
1860. |
Reviews on Indian Medicinal Plants Vol. 3 (Are - Azi) 2004
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620. |
1860. |
Reviews on Indian Medicinal Plants Vol. 4 2004
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620. |
US$40. |
Reviews on Indian Medicinal Plants Vol. 5 2007
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900. |
US$70. |
Reviews on Indian Medicinal Plants Vol. 6 (Ch-Ci) 2008
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900. |
US$63. |
Reviews on Indian Medicinal Plants Vol. 7 (Cl-Co) 2008
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1,000. |
US$70. |
Reviews on Indian Medicinal Plants Vol. 9 (Da-Dy) 2009
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1,000. |
US$70. |
Dietary Guidelines for Indians - A Manual
(1998, Reprinted 2003)
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30. |
90.00. |
Dietary Guidelines for Indians (1998, Reprinted 1999)
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10. |
30. |
Poshan Niyamawali ( Second Edition 1974, Reprint 1990 ) |
6. |
18. |
Phal (1998)
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22. |
66. |
Bhartiyon ke liye Aahar Sambandhi Margdarsgika
(1998, Reprinted 1999)
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10. |
30. |
Periodical Publications |
The Indian Journal of Medical Research (Monthly)

The total number of the issues of the Journal will be 12 per year (excluding Supplements)
Rs. 125. per copy (India)
Rs. 500. per annum (India)
US $ 120.00 or UK 80.00 or Euro 100. per annum (foreign airmail)
Rate includes postal charges under certificate of posting by surface mail. Airmail charges would be extra, at rates applicable from time to time. Discount :
- 50% discount on annual subscription for Research Workers/Students (on producing a Certificate from the Head of the Institute concerned)
- 25% discount on annual subscription for non-research individuals
- 25% discount on annual subscription for institutes/Libraries/Colleges/Book Sellers. No discount will be given-on individual issues.
Payment may be made by cheque, bank draft or Postal Orders payable to the Director-General, Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi. Payments through credit card and money orders are not acceptable. |
Periodicals (Quarterly) of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Institutes |
Journal of Vector Borne Diseases (Quarterly) Annual Subscription Rs. 150.00 (India), $ 40.00 (including air
mail charges) (Foreign) |
Director, Malaria Research Centre 22, Sham Nath Marg. Delhi-110054 |
Nutrition (English)
Poshan (Hindi)
Poshana (Telugu) |
National Institute of Nutrition, Jamai-Osmania, P. O. Hyderabad - 500007
Annual Subscription Rs 8/-
Per copy Rs 2/- |
Nutrition News |
Gratis |
# 25 per cent discount allowed to individuals
* All foreign prices, except where indicated otherwise, are in Rupees.
These publications are available on prepayment of cost by bank draft or postal order (bank and postal charges will be extra) in favour of the Director-General, Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi. Money orders are not acceptable. All correspondence in this regard should be addressed to :
The Chief, Division of Publication and Information, Ramalingaswamy Bhawan Indian Council of Medical Research,
Post Box No. 4911, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi-110029 India
Tel. No. 2658 8895, 2858 8980, 2658 9794
Fax No. 2658 8662
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City Initiative for Newborn Health - Mumbai - Overview and Protocol A Collaboration Between SNEHA, MCGM, IPU AND ICICI Bank
pdf 732 kb - 34 pages
Goal
To improve the health and survival of mothers and newborn infants in underprivileged communities in Mumbai. |
Purpose To work with community members in urban slums to achieve improvements in maternal and newborn care practices and care seeking.
To work with municipal health service providers to strengthen decentralised primary care:
- To achieve provision of high quality antenatal and postnatal care at health posts.
- To encourage continuous quality improvement in maternal and neonatal services at maternity homes and hospitals and along the referral chain.
To test replicable and scaleable models of interventions to improve maternal and newborn health.
Methods The initiative's primary strategies are to encourage change through participation, self-sustaining group activities, ownership, and appreciative inquiry. The first phase of the initiative will run for 4 years. For the purposes of management and evaluation the package will be organised into three components. Within each component, strategies will be devised by groups convened to plan interventions to improve maternal and neonatal health. Intervention will take place at a number of levels, from community to tertiary. |
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Ranchi Low Birth Weight Project - Study Protocol
Reducing Incidence of Low Birth Weight using a Community based Life Cycle Strategy
Krishi Gram Vikas Kendra, Child In Need Institute, Social Initiatives Group, ICICI Bank
pdf 805 kb - 16 pages
The Ranchi Low Birth Weight Project is a quasi-experimental action research study to evaluate the effectiveness of life-cycle based community level behavioural interventions in reducing the incidence of low birth weight and improving maternal and child health in Ranchi district of Jharkhand state in India. |
Aims
Low birth weight (LBW) and childhood malnutrition continue to be major public health problems in India. It is well recognised that maternal and child health services as well as a range of behavioural factors need to work synergistically to break the intergenerational cycle of malnutrition and improve these key indicators which determine long term prosperity and productivity of a nation. Both on the partners' and other experiences in India and elsewhere, interventions in the Ranchi LBW project aim to improve maternal and infant health outcomes by addressing a range of medico-social and behavioural determinants of low birth weight. The study envisages implementing and evaluating the additive effects of community level behavioural interventions in bringing about positive improvements in maternal and infant health outcomes in an area where mandated public health and related services are ensured. |
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Ending Child Hunger in India
Partnering with Local Institutions for National Advocacy
World Food Programme
World Health Organization
Presentation: flash 70 kb | powerpoint 179 kb |
Mother-Child Protection Card and Guide
Benefiting
- Families / Program participants
- Anganwadi workers of ICDS - Integrated Child Development Schemes
- Nurse midwife
- Supervisors of health and ICDS
This guide book is to be used as a reference book by these functionaries of health and ICDS to focus on under three. The components are
- Safe Motherhood
- Care of the New born
- Child Growth and Development
- Nutrition
- Immunisation and
- The Importance of the Mother Child Protection Card
Mother-Child Protection Card |
Facts for Life saves lives!
Hindi Version - 3rd Edition
Each year, around 9 million children die from preventable and treatable illnesses before reaching their fifth birthday. Many die during their first year of life. Countless more children live in precarious situations and face diminished futures. The handbook, Facts for Life, provides vital messages and information for mothers, fathers, other family members and caregivers and communities to use in changing behaviours and practices that can save and protect the lives of children and help them grow and develop to their full potential.
This version of Facts for Life builds on the three previous editions, which have been helping families and communities around the world since 1989. Newborn Health has been added to the Safe Motherhood chapter, giving attention to child survival from the first stage of life. A new chapter, Child Protection, has been included, focusing attention on the actions needed to ensure children grow up in protective environments.
Facts for Life is a trusted resource that is written in easy-to-understand language. It has been translated into 215 languages, with over 15 million copies of the previous editions in circulation worldwide. Users are encouraged to be innovative in finding ways to extend the reach of the Facts for Life messages to help families and communities realize the rights of children and women everywhere!
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Dr. R. K. Anand's Guide to Child Care
This guide is for pregnant mothers and parents of infants, young children, and teenagers. A definitive guide to the parent on pregnancy and childrearing from infancy to the teenage years. Authored by one of India's foremost paediatricians and an internationally renowned authority on breastfeeding, the book combines a knowledge of traditional childrearing practices with the latest medical developments in child care.
Dr. Anand's Guide to Child Care answers questions such as:
- Is there a right age to have a baby?
- What can I do when my baby cries?
- Can a working mother successfully breastfeed?
- How helpful is a joint family in bringing up children?
- How should we handle our fussy eater?
- Is my child ready for toilet-training?
- Are vaccines safe?
- When is the right age for sex education?
- How can I raise a happy child?
- Are drugs overprescribed for childhood illnesses?
- How should we handle our teenager?
- What should I do in a medical emergency?
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National Guidelines on Infant and Young Child Feeding
Audience:
Ministry of Human Resource Development, Department of Women and Child Development, Food and Nutrition Board, Government of India August 2004
37 pages - pdf 936 kb |
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National Guidelines on Infant Feeding
Audience:
Food and Nutrition Board, Department of Women and Child Development, Ministry of Human Resources Development, Government of India. 1992
17 pages - pdf 2.5 mb |
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Training of Doctors on Nutritional Care During Diarrhoea
Audience:
National Diarrhoeal Diseases Control & O.R.T. Programmes Government of India, Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, New Delhi, India
prepared by the National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases (ICMR) Calcutta, India
15 pages - pdf 780 kb |
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Policy on Control of Nutritional Anaemia
Audience:
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India January 1991
11 pages - pdf 1.7 mb |
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Prevention and Control of Nutritional Anaemia: A South Asia Priority
Audience:
United Nations Children's Fund - Regional Office for South Asia - 2002
16 pages - pdf 2 mb |
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Preventing and Controlling Iron Deficiency Anaemia Through Primary Health Care
Audience: A Guide for Health Administrators and Programme Managers
E. M. DeMaeyer
Formerly Medical Officer, Nutrition, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
with the collaboration of P. Dallman, J. M. Gurney, L. Hallberg, S. K. Sood & S. G. Srikantia 1989
61 pages - pdf 1.7 mb |
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Diarrhoea - Guide 3
Audience:
Govt. of India, Central Health Education Bureau, Ministry of health and Family Welfare May 1984
8 pages - pdf 2.5 mb |
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Marathi Cookbook Iron and Vitamin C Rich Recipes Gharchya Ghari Anaemia Tala
Audience:
June 2002
67 pages - pdf 2.8 mb |
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Management of Critically Sick Child
Audience:
Directorate of Health Services Maharashtra State Department of Paediatrics, Cama & Albless Hospital, Mumbai Maharashtra State Health Education Bureau, Aundh, Pune 1997-1998
41 pages - pdf 9.5 mb |
Vitamin A
Vitamin A: Frequently Asked Questions - English
Vitamin A: Frequently Asked Questions -
Marathi - pdf 49 kb
Vitamin A Marathi brochure - pdf 470 kb
Other Resources
Asia: India: Education. Nationmaster. 26 Aug. 2005. Wikipedia Encyclopedia. 30 Aug. 2005
Bridging The Nutritional Divide. Swaminathan, M.S. The Little Magazine. 17th International Congress on Nutrition, Vienna, August 2001.
India Child Malnutrition Deaths. Chadha, Monica. BBC News, Mumbai. 27 Aug. 2005
Chronic Hunger and the Status of Women in India. Coonrod, S. Carol. The Hunger Project. 8 Aug. 2005
Demographics of India. Nationmaster. 26 Aug. 2005. Wikipedia Encyclopedia. 30 Aug. 2005
Detailed Facts and Statistics about India. Phrasebase. 2005. Phasebase. 26 June, 2005
Hunger Amidst Plenty. Dreze, Jean. India Together. Dec. 2003. Humanscape. 25 June 2005
Early Years. UNICEF. 6 Aug. 2005
Chronic Hunger and Obesity Epidemic. Gardner, Gary. Worldwatch Organization. 2 Aug. 2005
The Asian Diet Pyramid. Gifford, K. Oldways. Oldways Preservation & Exchange Trust. 20 June 2005
India has an Enormous Under-Nutrition and Over-Nutrition Problems. Haddad, Dr. Lawrence. 29 June, 2005
India: Latest. UNICEF. 30 June 2005
Child Malnutrition: Myths and Solutions. Kumar, A.K. Shiva. The Little Magazine. UNICEF. 27 June 2005
Child Nutrition in India. Mishra, Vinod. East-West Center. National Family Health Survey Subjects Reports. 30 June 2005
Food Fight For Hunger. Prasenjit Maiti. Council for Development Studies. 4 Aug. 2005
Family Life: India. Rajani, Chetan. The Settlement Organization. Cultural Profiles Project. 30 June 2005
SC Rules on Preventing Starvation Deaths. India Together. Right to Food litigation. 27 Aug. 2005
The Plight of Children in India. Statesman. Food Relief. Bhaktivedanta International Charities. 15 Aug. 2005.
Women's Education Can Improve Child Nutrition in India. National Family Health Survey Bulletin. Feb. 2000. International Institute for Population Sciences Mumbai.
Information on Vegetarian & Vegan Diets (PCRM)
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