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India's Undernourished Children : A Call for Reform and Action

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dc.contributor.authorShekar, Meera
dc.contributor.authorGragnolati, Michele
dc.contributor.authorDas Gupta, Monica
dc.contributor.authorLee, Yi-Kyoung
dc.contributor.authorBredenkamp, Caryn
dc.date.accessioned2013-05-29T18:26:44Z
dc.date.available2013-05-29T18:26:44Z
dc.date.issued2005-08
dc.description.abstractThis paper explores the dimensions of child undernutrition in India, and examines the effectiveness of the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) program in addressing it. The paper finds that although levels of undernutrition in India declined modestly during the 1990s, the reductions lagged far behind that achieved by other countries with similar economic growth rates. Nutritional inequalities across different states, socioeconomic and demographic groups are large - and, in general, are increasing. The study also finds that the ICDS program appears to be well-designed and well-placed to address the multidimensional causes of malnutrition in India. However, there are several mismatches between the program's design and its actual implementation that prevent it from reaching its potential. The paper concludes with a discussion of a number of concrete actions that can be taken to bridge the gap between the policy intentions of ICDS and its actual implementation.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/08/6476657/indias-undernourished-children-call-reform-action
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/13644
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/13644
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesHNP Discussion paper series;
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectAGE GROUPS
dc.subjectANEMIA
dc.subjectANTENATAL CARE
dc.subjectANTHROPOMETRIC INDICES
dc.subjectCHILD CARE
dc.subjectCHILD DEATHS
dc.subjectCHILD DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectCHILD FEEDING
dc.subjectCHILD HEALTH
dc.subjectCHILD MALNUTRITION
dc.subjectCOMMUNICABLE DISEASES
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectDETERMINANTS OF MALNUTRITION
dc.subjectDIABETES
dc.subjectDIARRHEA
dc.subjectDIRECT NUTRITION INTERVENTIONS
dc.subjectDISEASES
dc.subjectEARLY CHILD DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectEDUCATION
dc.subjectEDUCATION SERVICES
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
dc.subjectFAMILY HEALTH
dc.subjectFOLIC ACID
dc.subjectFOOD INSECURITY
dc.subjectFOOD SECURITY
dc.subjectFOOD SUPPLEMENTATION
dc.subjectFOOD SUPPLY
dc.subjectGIRLS
dc.subjectGROWTH PROMOTION
dc.subjectHEALTH
dc.subjectHEALTH EDUCATION
dc.subjectHEALTH MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectHEALTH OUTCOMES
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectHUNGER
dc.subjectIDD
dc.subjectIMMUNIZATION
dc.subjectIMR
dc.subjectINFANT MORTALITY
dc.subjectINFANT MORTALITY RATE
dc.subjectINFECTION
dc.subjectINTERVENTION
dc.subjectIODINE
dc.subjectIODINE DEFICIENCY
dc.subjectIODINE DEFICIENCY DISORDERS
dc.subjectIRON
dc.subjectIRON DEFICIENCY
dc.subjectLEADERSHIP
dc.subjectLOW BIRTH WEIGHT
dc.subjectMALARIA
dc.subjectMALNUTRITION
dc.subjectMEASLES
dc.subjectMICRONUTRIENT DEFICIENCIES
dc.subjectMICRONUTRIENT MALNUTRITION
dc.subjectMICRONUTRIENT SUPPLEMENTATION
dc.subjectMICRONUTRIENTS
dc.subjectMILD MALNUTRITION
dc.subjectMODERATE MALNUTRITION
dc.subjectMORBIDITY
dc.subjectMORTALITY
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectNUTRITION INTERVENTIONS
dc.subjectNUTRITION OUTCOMES
dc.subjectNUTRITION POLICY
dc.subjectNUTRITION PROGRAMS
dc.subjectNUTRITION SERVICES
dc.subjectNUTRITIONAL OUTCOMES
dc.subjectNUTRITIONAL STATUS
dc.subjectOVERNUTRITION
dc.subjectPARITY
dc.subjectPEM
dc.subjectPREGNANT WOMEN
dc.subjectPRESCHOOL CHILDREN
dc.subjectPRESCHOOL EDUCATION
dc.subjectPREVALENCE OF MALNUTRITION
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPROTEIN
dc.subjectPROTEIN ENERGY MALNUTRITION
dc.subjectPUBLIC EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectSANITATION
dc.subjectSCHOOLING
dc.subjectSOCIAL RESEARCH
dc.subjectSTUNTING
dc.subjectSUPPLEMENTARY FEEDING
dc.subjectUNDERNUTRITION
dc.subjectUNDERWEIGHT CHILDREN
dc.subjectVITAMIN A
dc.subjectVITAMIN A DEFICIENCY
dc.subjectWASTING
dc.subjectWEIGHT GAIN
dc.subjectWORKERS
dc.subjectYOUNG CHILD
dc.titleIndia's Undernourished Children : A Call for Reform and Actionen
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okr.globalpracticeEducation
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
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okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.region.countryIndia
okr.topicEducation::Primary Education
okr.topicHealth Monitoring and Evaluation
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Nutrition
okr.topicGovernance::Youth and Governance
okr.topicEarly Child and Children's Health
okr.unitHealth, Nutrition & Popultn Team (HDNHE)
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