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Srinagar: Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Rajwar unit of Handwara on Thursday organised a day-long awareness-cum-workshop on Poshan Abhiyan with an aim to sensitize the field workers of ICDS about the importance of balanced diet.
During the concluding sessions experts deliberated upon the importance of a balanced diet for the children to overcome the malnutrition issue. They urged the workers to focus on broad themes including antenatal care, optimal breastfeeding (early and exclusive), complementary feeding, anaemia, growth monitoring, girl’s education, diet, right age of marriage, hygiene and sanitation, eating healthy and food fortification.
Aabida War said Poshan Abhiyan or National Nutrition Mission (NNM) is Government of India’s (GoI) flagship programme to improve nutritional outcomes for children, pregnant women and lactating mothers. She said the Abhiyan directs the attention of the people towards the problem of malnutrition and addresses it in a mission-mode.
Abida War stressed on providing quality nutrition to the children and directed the officers to ensure that a balanced diet is provided to the children in Anganwadi centres.
Programme was wholly organised by Senior Supervisor Aabida War along with the team of dedicated supervisors. ICDS Project Officer Rajwar Aabida War, Director Skill development Kupwara Dr Iqbal, CDPO Rajwar Shugufta Parveen, Superintendent District Hospital Handwara Dr Nissar, HOD Commerce Boys Higher secondary school Handwara Kifayutullah Shah, etc were present on the occasion. The programme was held at Town Hall Handwara.
