Nutrition is the focal point of health and well-being. Nutrition is directly linked to human resource development, productivity and ultimately to the national growth.Malnutrition is a complex phenomenon. It is both the cause and effect of poverty and ill health, and follows a cyclical, inter-generational pattern. It is inextricably linked with illiteracy, especially female illiteracy, lack of safe drinking water and proper sanitation, ignorance, lack of awareness and ill health. It creates its own cycle within the large cycle of poverty.Lack of adequate information on nutritional needs, has been identified as a major factor for the prevailing nutritional situation in the country. Child malnutrition is both the result of economic conditions and poor nutritional awareness.Nutrition education and extension has been recognized as one of the long-term sustainable interventions essential to tackle the problem of malnutrition and to generate awareness and to promote the nutrition status of the country. FNBs major task is to address this major challenge.The Food & Nutrition Board (FNB), set up in 1964, is an attached office of the Ministry of Women & Child Development and has a countrywide set up.The following videos are included in this mobile app:1. Adequate Complementary Feeding While Continuing Breastfeeding2. Anaemia: Blood and Iron Deficiency3. The Importance of a Balanced Diet4. Correct Norms of Infant and Young Child Feeding5. Importance of Infant and Young Child Nutrition6. Iodine: The Importance of Iodised Salt7. Nutrition of the Child8. Vitamin A9. Navjaat ki Suraksha10. Diet During Pregnancy11. Healthcare during Pregnancyhttp://healthphone.org
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