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Spending On Child Healthcare Soars, But 40 Mn Children Stunted

Spending On Child Healthcare Soars, But 40 Mn Children Stunted

by The Daily Eye Team January 5 2016, 3:33 pm Estimated Reading Time: 0 mins, 33 secs

Here are some health statistics for Indian children five years or younger: 38.7% are stunted (below normal height for the age), 19.8% are wasted (underweight and short) and 42.4% are underweight. This in a country that boasts a 40-year-old national child-health programme – now among the world’s largest – and increased spending on child health 200% over a decade. While child-undernourishment rates have declined, India still remains home to more than 40 million stunted children under five, more than any country, India Spend reported, based on the India Health Report for Nutrition Security in India, 2015, released earlier this month by the Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI).

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