High Infant and Childhood Mortality Rates, mainly due to malnutrition and infection, with scarce health care resources:
| Indicator (Per 1000 live births) |
India | Developed country‘s |
| Infant mortality rate | 57 | 6 |
| Under five, Mortality | 74 | 7 |
| Underweight children | 46 | 2 |
| Amemic pregnant women | 85 % | 20 % |
Dual-health burden: Under-nutrition and Malnutrition
Simple effective preventive and promotive measures available
Poor growth and development along with high levels of disease and death because of
1. Inadequate and improper Breast Feeding
2. Inadequate and improper Complimentary Feeding
3. Unhygienic lifestyle and lack of immunization
4. Lack of Psychosocial stimulation
5. Illiteracy
6. Large Families with meager resources
Major Under-Nutrition Problems: Protein Energy Malnutrition [Marasmus, Underweight], Anemia, Vitamin A Deficiency, Caries and Iodine-Deficiency Goiter
Infections:Acute Respiratory Infection, Diarrhoeal Diseases, Tuberculosis and Malaria Major
Over-Nutrition Problems: Obesity and subsequent Ischemic Heart Diseases, Diabetes and Cancer in young adults
Young child‘s development:
1. Cognitive, Motor
2. Social / Emotional
Is detrimentally affected by:
1. Poverty,Malnutrition.
2. Poor health, Unstimulating home environments.
These disadvantaged children are likely to do poorly in school and subsequently have Low incomes, High fertility, Poor care for their children.
All of these contribute to the intergenerational transmission of poverty.
1. Rehydration
2. Infection Control by antibiotics
3. Calorie-rich diet
4. De-worming
5. Vitamin A
6. Iron
7. Calcium and Vitamin D3
8. Multivitamin and Minerals including Zn, Mg
9. Rehabilitation
Proper and adequate Breast Feeding and complimentary feeding
Immunization
Treatment of Common illnesses (ORS)
Growing Monitoring and Psychosocial stimulation
Female literacy, Family planning and Food Supplements [Vitamins, Iron and extra calories for pregnant women and young children]
