Would be keen to learn more about what these guys are actually doing…

A nationwide research and action programme will be launched in 200 backward districts to gather data on malnutrition, Director General of Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) and Secretary for Health Research, V.M. Katoch, said on Thursday.

The pilot project for the programme, involving Central institutions like National Institute of Nutrition (NIN) and local medical colleges and agricultural universities, will be launched in Karimnagar soon.

…Dr. Katoch said that the research programme will involve professionals from diverse fields to collect data and look into the problems of a specific area. “To understand the problem of malnutrition, one must integrate economic, behavioural, medical, environmental, and social aspects,” he said.

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Despite the presence of world-class institutions, India had more than 200 districts that were yet to see significant improvement in the field of health and nutrition and to solve these problems, bodies like NSI should come forward to contribute on a large scale.

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/pilot-project-on-malnutrition-to-be-launched-in-karimnagar/article5378386.ece

Severe nutrition problems afflict more than half the world’s population

“It is clear that the ways in which food is managed today are failing to result in sufficient improvements in nutrition. The most shocking fact is that over 840 million people still suffer from hunger today, despite the fact that the world already produces enough food for all, and wastes one-third of it” said José Graziano da Silva, Director-General of FAO.

“The total amount of food produced but not consumed would be enough to feed an additional two billion. The truth of the matter is that, today, consumers are not receiving the right signals from current policies about how to eat healthily. That is what we need to address,” Graziano da Silva added.

http://www.fao.org/news/story/en/item/204232/icode/