The online panel discussion on the theme was organized by FMCG
In a recent online panel discussion held in Ahmedabad, health and nutrition experts have said that malnutrition among children is a huge challenge, and enhancing community engagement & collaboration is a must to help tackle it.
The online panel discussion on the theme ‘कुपोषण से सुपोषण की ओर – Meeting the challenges of mitigating malnutrition’ was organized by FMCG major Adani Wilmar to mark the commencement of Poshan Maah (Nutrition Month). Adani Wilmar has been running a fortune SuPoshan project for over four years to improve the nutritional status of children of up to six years, adolescent girls, pregnant women, and lactating mothers
Speaking at the discussion, Dr. Meeta Mathur, Senior technical advisor at Coalition for Food and Nutrition Security (CFNS), New Delhi said “Community engagement is an important aspect, but it becomes superficial in absence of continuous engagement. We have to relook at how we can engage with the community differently. We must also look to involve women’s collectives, self-help groups, mother support groups, etc. The community engagement has to be more powerful and more meaningful.”
She added, “The Poshan Abhiyan, launched by the central government in 2018, was with the aim of converging multiple programs and schemes of various departments and ministries, under a single umbrella the scheme, and to bring all stakeholders to work together.”
Adani Wilmar launched the fortune SuPoshan project in 2016. The project, being implemented by Adani Foundation, the CSR arm of Adani Group aims to curb malnutrition and anaemia.