Abstract
Despite India's progress in launching and scaling up programs aimed at achieving optimal child nutrition over the last decade, India fell short of the 2015 Millennium Development Goals. This chapter reviews existing national level programs that address child nutrition, details their performance, and recommends changes that can enhance their impact on child nutrition. Specifically, we identify challenges and opportunities in the implementation and operation of national level programs, which currently function in silos and lack a cohesive coordinating strategy. This chapter also documents the palpable interest in advancing maternal and child health through national policy, advocacy, and social engagement that pervades India.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Handbook of Famine, Starvation, and Nutrient Deprivation |
| Subtitle of host publication | From Biology to Policy |
| Publisher | Springer International Publishing |
| Pages | 2357-2379 |
| Number of pages | 23 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9783319553870 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9783319553863 |
| Publication status | Published - 6 Mar 2019 |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 2 Zero Hunger -
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
Keywords
- Advocacy
- Child nutrition
- Governance
- Health policy
- Implementation science
- India
- National programs
- Nutrition framework
- Rural-urban disparities
- Social determinants of health
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