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'Malnutrition still a grave issue in India': Dr Sharma

Kochi, Jan 23 (UNI) Expressing serious concern over the alarming rate of malnutrition among the children in the rural areas, former Union Secretary of Department of Bio Technology (DBT)Padma Bhushan Dr Manju Sharma, has called for an integrated and holistic approach for developing proper technologies to ensure the food and nutritional security of the people in India.
Speaking after inaugurating the 21-day Winter School, being launched by the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) to train young researchers on latest trends in developing natural products from the sea against various diseases, here on Tuesday, she said ‘’malnutrition is still a grave issue in India. Every year 2.1 million children die of malnutrition in the country”, she said citing a data of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
Urging the scientists and professionals to take challenging tasks for combating malnutrition, she stressed the need for launching different types of missions, along with international collaborations and interaction with social scientists as well, to address the food and nutritional issues in the country.
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