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Reduced Malnutrition Levels in the Korea District of Chhattisgarh

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  • Mar 4th 2025
  • Chandan Sanjay Tripathi
  • ( Korea , Chattisgarh )

A great war to redacted malnutrition children's: Many effective steps have been taken to eradicate malnutrition under the leadership of District Collector of Korea. Under the Mukhya Mantri Bal Sandarbh Yojana, children are being provided with supplementary nutrition and facilities of nutrition rehabilitation centres. Regular nutrition camps were organized for adolescent girls and pregnant women. Awareness campaigns were run in villages through Suposhan Chaupals. Permanent solution to nutrition was ensured by promoting nutrition gardens and Moringa plants. Malnourished children were given boiled eggs, hot food and nutrition laddus (made of ragi, peanuts, sesame and jiggery). Conducting weekly reviews at the block or district level to track the progress of THR distribution and consumption, identifying gaps, challenges and entry of Poshan Tracker App.

Drastic reduction in malnutrition in a year: There has been a vast improvement in the level of malnutrition in Korea district between December 2023 and December 2024. Severe stunting has decreased from 8.49% to 5.9%, moderate stunting has decreased from 13.32% to 12.15%, severe wasting has decreased from 2.18% to 0.79%, moderate wasting has decreased from 8.64% to 3.99%, severe malnutrition has decreased from 2.18% to 1.67%, moderate malnutrition has decreased from 11.13% to 9.19%. Korea district has set an example by performing better than the CG state.

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Authored By Chandan Sanjay Tripathi

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