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The severity of hunger and malnutrition in Kerala is the lowest in India, according to the India State Hunger Index published by the International Food Policy Research Institute. [1] According to the India State Hunger Index: 9% of children in Kerala are underweight. [2] 5.6% of the total population are undernourished
Child nutrition in India is a serious problem for the public administration. [1] [2] However India is on course to meet select child nutrition targets such as the target for stunting. [3] In 2019, according to UNICEF report, malnutrition is the cause of 69% of deaths among children below 5 years in India. [4] [5]
The World Bank estimates that India is one of the highest-ranking countries in the world for the number of children with malnutrition.The prevalence of underweight children in India is among the highest in the world and is nearly double that of Sub Saharan Africa with dire consequences for mobility, mortality, productivity, and economic growth.
Malnutrition in India; M. Malnutrition in Kerala This page was last edited on 3 December 2023, at 20:12 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
According to current statistics, 42.5% of the children under 5 are underweight. Some simple health measures such as using iodised salt [needs update] and getting vaccinations are uncommon in India. [55] "India is home to the world's largest food insecure population, with more than 500 million people who are hungry", India State Hunger Index ...
The Shihab Thangal Memorial Hospital and Research Centre was registered in 2001 under the Kerala Government Cooperative Societies Act of 1969. It has over 6000 shareholders and is governed by a board of directors. It has six theatres for operations, several intensive care units, including a neonatal unit, and an air ambulance facility.
Karunalaya Hospital was a hospital in Wandoor in the state of Kerala in Southern India. It was famous in early years for treatment of poison and in modern time it is closed due to not having advanced facilities [1] The hospital was built around 1958 by Rev. Henry Otten.
A P Varkey Mission Hospital, is a general hospital owned and operated by CPIM in Arakkunnam, Ernakulam district, Kerala, India. The hospital is named after the former district secretary of CPIM party, late A.P. Varkey. It was established in 2003 and was inaugurated by the Leader of opposition Kerala state assembly V.S. Achuthananthan.