Archive · 6 Jun 2025
New Toolkit Aims to Combat Malnutrition in India
Imagine India is like a hungry person, but it's not just about eating enough food; it's about getting the right nutrients.
Scientists created a special 'toolbox' with seven tools, like maps, to understand how people get their food.
They tested it in different places in India and Cambodia.
This toolbox will help to improve programs to make sure people, especially women and kids, get the healthy food they need, because many people in India are lacking essential nutrients.
These tools can also help fight diseases caused by unhealthy diets.
The George Institute for Global Health (GIGH) developed a new toolkit to address malnutrition.
The 'Food Environment Toolbox' includes seven practical tools for mapping food environments.
The study was published in Current Developments in Nutrition.
The toolkit aims to improve nutrition schemes like POSHAN Abhiyaan.
The tools were piloted in rural, urban, and peri-urban areas in India and Cambodia.
- Who
- The George Institute for Global Health (GIGH), Rutgers University, and other international partners developed the toolkit.
- What
- A new toolkit, called the "Food Environment Toolbox," which includes seven practical tools to assess food environments and address malnutrition.
- When
- The research was published recently.
- Where
- The tools were tested in rural, urban, and peri-urban areas in India and Cambodia.
- Why
- To reshape India's response to malnutrition by mapping and understanding its complex food environments.
- Lead Organization
- The George Institute for Global Health (GIGH)
- Partner University
- Rutgers University, US
- Toolbox Name
- Food Environment Toolbox
- Number of Tools
- Seven
- Focus
- Mapping food environments to address malnutrition
- Target Countries
- India and Cambodia