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Mumbai Records Malnutrition Death
A six-month-old baby died because of malunitrition last week, Maharashtra Health Officials told reporters. The child belonged to a family that lives in a tribal settlement in the western Suburbs.
Two more cases of malnutrition have also been reported. Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation Medical Officer Mahadev Kamble certified twinsRohit and Rohini (both seven years old)as severely malnourished.
These children are severly malnourished and anaemic, suffering from vomiting and diarrhea. They need to be rushed to hospital immediately, he said.
Social workers alleged that there are atleast two cases of malnutrition in each of the 27 tribal settlements.
Statistics relating to the state-run Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) suggest that there were 14 children suffering from Grade III and IV malnutrition (acute under- nutrition) in western suburbs. Taking Mumbai as a whole, a total of 501 children are said to be of under-nutrition as of May.
Malnutrition cases from the tribal pockets of Aarey (in western suburbs) are reported quite often, Director of Health Services Pakash Doke said.
The state is planning to provide supplementary food to children suffering from malnutrition, he added.
Rohits father Risha Gohrat, a daily wage labourer, earns Rs 70-100 a day and sustains a family of seven. Ironically, Gohrat was not too keen on taking the twins to the doctor either. He noted that to reach the closest hospital from his place he would have had to spend about Rs 30.
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