Impact of Community Managed Nutrition cum Day Care Centers on IMR, MMR and Malnutrition: an empirical case study in Srikakulam District, India
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India gives utmost importance to alleviate malnourishment, health problems in order to reach low Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) & Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) as indicated in Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015. Society for Elimination of Rural Poverty (SERP), Andhra Pradesh with the support of World Bank has brought a unique model namely Community Managed Nutrition cum Day Care Centres (NDCCs) into practice to provide decentralized cooked supplementary food to pregnant women, lactating mothers and children below 3 years. A study has been conducted recently on functioning and impact of NDCCs in Srikakulam District to assess its impact on IMR, MMR and malnutrition. This study analyzes the quantitative facts and also highlights the result of the Community Managed NDCCs in achieving the health related Millennium Development Goals. This study also gives insights to the policy arena to achieve the health MDGs in Andhra Pradesh.
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تاریخ انتشار 2013