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  • Title: Child survival and development.
    Author: Padmanabhan BS.
    Journal: ICCW J; 1993; 2(2-3):39-40. PubMed ID: 12287368.
    Abstract:
    November 14 is Children's Day in India. The designation of such a day along with the government's National Policy for Children and the signing of the World Declaration and Action Plan for the survival, protection, and development of children are a few indications of the government's recognition that the future of India depends upon the general well-being and education of its children. India is making fairly good progress in improving child health according to UNICEF measurement criteria in infant and maternal mortality, immunization against measles, children reaching grade 5 in schools, and the rate of total fertility. The government is failing, however, in the area of nutrition. India has 72 million malnourished children under 5 years of age or 38% of such children worldwide. Protein energy malnutrition affects 52.5% of children under the age of 6 years, of whom 10% suffer severe malnutrition. Vitamin A deficiency is also widespread. The government of India acknowledges the shortcomings of its efforts thus far and has developed a draft National Nutrition Policy which envisions a 50% reduction in the 1990 level of malnutrition by the year 2000. Reducing the extent of child labor, increasing the proportion of children enrolled in schools, and caring for orphans are also concerns on the agenda to be addressed.
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