Objectives: Preventive vitamin A supplementation (VAS) is an proven child survival intervention. Since 2006, the National and State Governments of India supported by UNICEF and other development partners have made combined efforts to strengthen the implementation of biannual VAS...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20979
Objectives: Adequately iodized salt needs to be made accessible to the most marginalized. Madhya Pradesh, a state in central India, is home to a substantial proportion of India's poor. In 2009, the coverage of adequately iodized salt in the state was nearly 90% among the richest...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21109
Mohammad Ansari, Jee Hyun Rah, Victor Aguayo, Chandrakant Pandav, Kapil Yadav, Rakesh Kumar, Rajan Sankar, Arijit Chakrabarty & Suvabrata Dey·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2015
Objectives: India was one of the first countries to introduce salt iodization. This presentation reviews the national efforts towards universal salt iodization (USI) in India, documents achievements and progress, and highlights key challenges in programme implementation. Methods:...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20982
Objectives: The state of Bihar historically has reported a high prevalence of vitamin A deficiency. Yet, in 2006 only 26% of preschool children were receiving vitamin A supplements (VAS) bi-annually. This presentation reviews the innovative strategy implemented by the Government...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21062
Richa Pandey, Jee Hyun Rah, Amit Kumar Ghosh, Shraddha Dwivedi, Subhash Chandra Gupta, Dhirendra Kumar Srivastava, Sunil Kumar Garg & Victor M. Aguayo·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2015
Objectives: Uttar Pradesh (UP) is a non-salt producing state in India. Most of the salt is imported and traded in 18 of the 75 districts in the state. In 2009, the household coverage of adequately iodized salt in UP was 43%. This presentation features the important initiative tak...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21066
Objectives: The state of Andhra Pradesh (AP) is home to a substantial proportion of India's poor with 51% of the state's population living below the national poverty line. In 2009, access to adequately iodized salt in AP was nearly 90% among the richest households, but 44% among...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21105