More than 57 lakh community outreach activities have been held in Madhya Pradesh this month to improve the health of children and pregnant and lactating women, a government official said on Tuesday, 24 September.
"In view of this, over 57 lakh community outreach activities have been done so far this month to engage schools, panchayats and communities for taking steps towards better health of people," the official said.
As part of the National Nutrition Month, several community outreach activities are being organised by 97,000 Anganwadi centres (government-run women and childcare facilities), state women and child development department principal secretary Anupam Rajan said.
UNICEF's MP chief Michael Juma, while addressing a workshop on Monday, 23 September, said the focus should be on a child's first 1,000 days of life to prevent malnutrition.
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