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Children’s Day special: Stark reality of child health in India

Children’s Day special: Stark reality of child health in India

by The Daily Eye Team November 14 2014, 3:30 pm Estimated Reading Time: 0 mins, 24 secs

It is Children’s Day today. As the nation celebrates the day, there is a need to analyse the real state of affairs that the children in the country face.

In a picture that has not been a reassuring one, 13 lakh children die every year in the country from completely preventable diseases. Malnutrition in Indian children is worse than sub-Saharan Africa, Pakistan and even Afghanistan. More than 50 per cent of children under 5 are stunted in growth.

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