Holding UNECOSOC Special Consultative Status
Holding UNECOSOC Special Consultative Status
Karnataka has around 36% of children in the age of under five who are stunted in nature and around 26% of the children who are wasted. Inadequate food intake, co-morbid conditions associated with malnutrition will add in concert to existing burden. Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) is a very serious problem in the region where over 10% of the children are SAM as per NFHS 4 data reports.
For too long, companies and governments have been working on the model of mobile medical units in India. But there has always been a lack of things at these MMUs which strengthen institutional mechanisms by building power from below. CHD Group which is a public health organization works with corporate partners across the country and has brought in a unique model of healthcare delivery unlike something ever seen before.