Nourishing India: There’s a clear pathway available to achieve a healthy future
advice on young child feeding is being imparted through community meetings and home visits under POSHAN 2.0, as well as under the Mother’s Absolute Affection (MAA) Programme and Home Based Young Child Care Programme of the health department. Through the collective efforts of around 2.5 million auxiliary nurse midwives, accredited social health activists (ASHAs), Anganwadi workers and about 8 million self-help groups, women are at the forefront in facilitating the delivery of nutrition services and promoting nutrition literacy.
Yet, the timeline to achieve SDGs is tight and there is still a long way to go, with nearly one-third of children still stunted, almost every second adolescent girl anaemic, and obesity on the rise. To meet the 2030 goals, continued concerted efforts are needed.
Delivery at scale is required to reach the last mile. We must ensure the implementation of existing programmes with equity, quality and intensity.
It is important to reach every child, every mother, every family and every community. Roderico H Ofrin, Han Ulaç Demirag and Takayuki Hagiwara contributed to the article.
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