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Nashik Finds 3,672 Malnourished Children During District Screening

Nashik Finds 3,672 Malnourished Children During District Screening
3,672 Children Malnourished In Nashik District; Collector Issues Strict Orders · freepressjournal.in

Officials checked the health of young children across Nashik district.

They found 3,672 children who were malnourished.

Of these, 463 were severely malnourished and 3,209 were moderately malnourished.

Health teams screened more than 312,000 children aged six or younger.

The district collector ordered officials to provide treatment and nutritious food.

Some children are receiving care at Nutrition Rehabilitation Centers.

Anganwadi staff and local village groups will keep watching their health.

The goal is to help the children become healthy.

Key facts

Total malnourished children
3,672
Severe Acute Malnutrition cases
463
Moderate Acute Malnutrition cases
3,209
Children screened
3,12,238
Children covered by projects
3,23,377 across 26 active projects
Age group screened
Children aged 0-6
Support measures
Medical treatment, referral services, nutritional aid and monitoring

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