Poshan pakhwada 2023 activities

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“Nutrition for all: Together towards a healthy India” was the theme of this year’s Poshan Pakhwada 2023. It is an effort of the Ministry of Women & Child Development to raise awareness about the importance of nutrition and promote healthy eating habits through people’s movement and participation. This year, from March 20th to April 3rd, 2023, the focus was to popularise ‘Shree Anna,’ the mother of all grains, as a valuable asset to address malnutrition. The theme promoted three-fold objectives: creating awareness of millets for nutritional well-being, celebrating healthy childhood, and popularising Saksham Angangwadi (Model Angangwadi). The global programme in Bihar, with its focus on food and nutrition security, has observed Poshan Pakhwada in all five partner locations: Kaimur, Saharsa, Madhepura, Purnea, and Munger. Several community engagement activities were organised in villages with the support of anganwadis and schools to celebrate Poshan Pakhwada. Engagement Interventions on nutrition ranged from increased awareness of good nutrition practises and behaviours to outreach campaigns on the WASH component, a 1000-day window of opportunity, growth monitoring of children, and home visits to newborn babies. Gaining weight is a positive sign that the child is healthy and growing well. Every child should have a growth chart to track their physical development. If the child is underweight or overweight, it is important to examine the child’s diet and provide nutritious food...