India has 40% of world's malnourished: Expert

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MG Venkatesh Mannar, president of Canada-based NGO Micronutrient Initiative, said India's condition despite being an emerging economy was bad in terms of health and nutrition as compared to other countries like Brazil, Nepal, Bangladesh and China.

India constitutes 40 per cent of the world's malnourished population and the highest rate of underweight children due to improper implementation of government policies, a global health expert has said.

MG Venkatesh Mannar, president of Canada-based NGO Micronutrient Initiative, said India's condition despite being an emerging economy was bad in terms of health and nutrition as compared to other countries like Brazil, Nepal, Bangladesh and China.

"India has the highest rates of stunted growth, underweight and anaemia in children. And the most ironic part is that India has all the programs and policies required to handle the problem but then there is no proper implementation.

"Here it cuts across many ministries like the Ministry of Health, Women and Child Development, Education and Rural Development. Thus there are no champions of this problem and also no proper accountability," Mannar, who is one of the co-authors of the 2013 Lancet series on Maternal and Child Undernutrition said.

There is a lack of coordination between the state and Centre because of which there is a problem of implementation of the policies and programmes made in this regard, Mannar, who was also honoured with Canada's highest civilian award 'The Order of Canada', said.

"The astonishing part is that National Family Health Survey has not been done since 2005. We still look at the old figures and we are not aware whether we have progressed or regressed," he said.

He, however, praised some states like Maharashtra for achieving their targets. "If Maharashtra can do it, why other states can't?" he asked.

Appealing to the government to take action, he said India does not have to look outside for any help as it has all the policies and resources required to solve the problem.

"India just needs to get into action otherwise there will be severe consequences. What would all that economic growth mean if the new generation turns unproductive and perform below the world standards?" he asked.

According to World's Children Report 2013 prepared by the UNICEF, India ranks 49th in the Under 5 Mortality rate whereas China, Brazil, Nepal and Bangladesh stand at 115, 107, 57 and 60 respectively.

The neo-natal mortality rate 2011 of India is 32 per 1,000 live births whereas it is 10 per 1,000 live births in Brazil and 26 per 1,000 live births in Bangladesh.

India's infant mortality rate has reduced from 81 per 1,000 lives to 47 per 1,000 between 1990 and 2011 whereas it has reduced from 49 to 14 per 1,000 lives in Brazil during the same period.

India has 40% of world's malnourished: Expert - India - DNA

 

[qamar1990]

India has 40% of world's malnourished: Expert - India - DNA

thats what you get when you buy fancy planes and carriers but leave the population starving.

 

[Kompromat]

This is just sad, for a nation that spends 40 billion a year on bombs.

 

[acetophenol]

thats what you get when you buy fancy planes and carriers but leave the population starving.

@Aeronaut : India is world's second largest populated country,that was under ruthless foreign rule for some 300 years. Earlier we had a situation of sweeping dead bodies from streets every day. Now our state has improved much. In sectors like literacy,nutrition etc we have shown constant improvement.
What we spend on out armed forces is just a fraction of our giant GDP.

 

[Coltsfan]

thats what you get when you buy fancy planes and carriers but leave the population starving.

This is just sad, for a nation that spends 40 billion a year on bombs.

These posts are off topic........ but anyways....

Well in that case it must sting even worse to be dismembered by a "mal-nourished" nation.........

 

[qamar1990]

@Aeronaut : India is world's second largest populated country,that was under ruthless foreign rule for some 300 years. Earlier we had a situation of sweeping dead bodies from streets every day. Now our state has improved much. In sectors like literacy,nutrition etc we have shown constant improvement.
What we spend on out armed forces is just a fraction of our giant GDP.

yeh but you dont even need to spend 40 billion on your army or give 2 billion to afghanistan

you could spend 20 billion and use the other half for your poor same with aid you giving to afghanistan.

These posts are off topic........ but anyways....

Well in that case it must sting even worse to be dismembered by a "mal-nourished" nation.........

yeh but it takes a billion fo them to do so lol, we will run out of bullets but india wont run out of people.

These posts are off topic........ but anyways....

Well in that case it must sting even worse to be dismembered by a "mal-nourished" nation.........

btw the colts are garbage

 

[acetophenol]

yeh but you dont even need to spend 40 billion on your army or give 2 billion to afghanistan

you could spend 20 billion and use the other half for your poor same with aid you giving to afghanistan.




yeh but it takes a billion fo them to do so lol, we will run out of bullets but india wont run out of people.

we are already spending more billions on these issues than we do on our armed forces. Even though we are improving,our rate of improvement isn't on par with others,coz,
1. Our population is high,and is increasing rapidly.
2. Implementation of our policies is ineffecient,well thats problem of political system in our region.

 

[Coltsfan]

yeh but it takes a billion fo them to do so lol, we will run out of bullets but india wont run out of people.



btw the colts are garbage

LOL yeah but that logic would make China invincible! (I'm sure some members on this forum already believe that)

Colts made it to the playoffs with a rookie QB last year...... I'd take that garbage team anyday

 

[INDIC]

thats what you get when you buy fancy planes and carriers but leave the population starving.

India's defence budget is less than 2% of GDP nor our government is accustomed with taking huge loans from IMF time to time.

 

[T90TankGuy]

With a large population and rampant poverty we have our self's acknowledge this, now towards a solution . The govt just passed a food security bill, even if it helps 20%(due to ineffective distribution policies) its a step in the right direction.

Remember we have lifted more people out of poverty in the last 15 years than any other country in the history of the planet. yes malnutrition is a problem , but it will take time to address the issue.
our defense budget is 2.5 percent of the economy . so lets not get into that silly debate.

 

[joekrish]

This is just sad, for a nation that spends 40 billion a year on bombs.

By your logic no country should be spending money on arms, sadly that's not the case.

 

[qamar1990]

we are already spending more billions on these issues than we do on our armed forces. Even though we are improving,our rate of improvement isn't on par with others,coz,
1. Our population is high,and is increasing rapidly.
2. Implementation of our policies is ineffecient,well thats problem of political system in our region.

yeh true, anyways im going to stop here, im not going use the suffering of your population against you guys

 

[qamar1990]

India's defence budget is less than 2% of GDP nor our government is accustomed with taking huge loans from IMF time to time.

what percentage of your budget is it? forget the gdp.

 

[Backbencher]

This will decrease with time for a country which once had literally every child malnourished in the British era to come this far mainly due to reforms from a couple of decades , is commendable .

 

[qamar1990]

By your logic no country should be spending money on arms, sadly that's not the case.

no this is the stupidest thing i herd, you shouldn't be buying aircraft carriers when your country has 40% of the world malnourished population. you should have limits india does not need to spend that much on its security.