UNICEF: Malnutrition and gender equality in India
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Uploaded by unicef on Oct 31, 2007
KOLARAS, India, 30 October 2007 -- When nine-month-old twins Devki and Rahul were brought by their mother to the Nutrition Rehabilitation Centre in Kolaras -- located in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh -- Rahul was a normal weight and size for his age, yet his sister Devki weighed just over half of what she should have. Devki's condition was the result of severe malnutrition.
Both babies showed such varied weight and health that doctors suspected less food was given to Devki, a common occurrence in some areas of India where boys are often given more attention than girls.
According to a UNICEF report, half of the world's undernourished children live in South Asia. In India, 30 per cent of children are born with low birth weight and almost 50 per cent remain underweight by the age of three.
One of the Millennium Development Goals is to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger by 2015, which would mean halving the proportion of children who are underweight for their age. UNICEF has warned that the world is not on track to meet that goal.
To read the full story, visit: http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/india_41484.html
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edwinaneufeld 4 months ago
@Blueyedblondeful It's not fair to say that. Their situation is terrible, which is mainly a lack of government response because of corruption, and because of millenia old traditions. They shouldn't be prosecuted, they should be educated and taught how and helped to sustain themselves in a healthy manner.
risika8 11 months ago
they should be prosecuted.
Blueyedblondeful 1 year ago
radical feminist movement wanted
kantashakti 1 year ago
you both are absolutely right. and the government is not doing anything because they don't want to and if there would be anything than it would be only for making money and more on because of lots and lots of corruption which is accepted all over the india and world. . . . they must have to come out of this mentality otherwise they won't gain anything as an internationally accept black money that is for no use. . . .
coolrough49 1 year ago
poor children, this is definately something that we have to consider and realize how much better off we are.
DestructiveCheerios 3 years ago