1. NOURISH TO FLOURISH
Malnutrition is a medical condition caused by an improper or
insufficient diet

2.  25% of all hungry people worldwide live in India
 Malnutrition has shown a great extent concern in women ,
children and the elderly
 Malnutrition increases the risk of infections and infectious
diseases, it also weakens every part of immune system
 In 2005, 40% of women in rural areas and 36% of women in
urban areas were found to suffer from mild anaemia
 In urban areas, overweight status and obesity are over three
times as high as rural areas
 Anaemia is found in over 70% of individuals in states : Bihar,
Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar
Pradesh, Karnataka, Haryana, and Jharkhand

3.  Due to pregnancies and breast feeding, women have
additional nutrient requirements whose lack causes
malnutrition
 Lack of adequate calories and proteins
 Essential nutrient loss due to diarrhoea or chronic illness
 Poverty and increasing food prices
 Minimization of agricultural productivity due to climatic
destructions, over population, land conversion, and agro
fuel production
 Elderly have a large risk of malnutrition because of
unique complication such as changes in apetite and
energy level, chewing and swallowing problems

5. Eradication programs taken by
government :
 Mid day meal scheme in schools
 Integrated child development
scheme
 National children's fund
 National plan of action for children

6. Pregnancy period malnourishment occupies approx. 46%
space in malnutrition. It affects both mother as well as her
child leading to by birth malnutrition in child
One step regarding the major problem may control
half of the malnutrition. Earlier many steps and programs
were adopted to eradicate the problem but improper
implementation and abundant of challenges have caused
them to fail
Since malnutrition is a result of several causes and
problems so eradication of each cause by an individual is
not the proper implementation so its better to point out
any one major problem and work on it

8.  MBC is valid for 3 years from birth
 Weekly and monthly check up by hospitals as per
requirement
 Overall surveillance by NGO
 NGO’S working period:
up to 3 month of dispatch from hospital-weekly
observation
3 month to 6 month-monthly observation
6 month upward up to 3 years-quarterly observation
 Complete support of RTI
 Suggestion:
regarding care and prevention from malnutrition and
family planning

9.  Recruitment in health department and NGO
 Corruptions
 Bad quality of food provided under the eradication
program
 Economical challenge

10. feed one person , just one person and if you can afford
to feed more than one please do so