Announcing the release of http://motherchildnutrition.org - a new portal
about Mother, Infant and Young Child Nutrition & Malnutrition
 
The fight against persistent underweight, stunting and wasting among
children in developing countries is based on appropriate maternal,
infant and young child feeding practices including micronutrient
deficiencies prevention and control. However, wasted children are those
at immediate risk of dying and will need timely detection and correct
management for their survival.
 
With new technologies, increased resources and greater understanding now
more available than ever for tackling malnutrition, practice on the
ground is still struggling to show results as it attempts to keep up
with the pace.
 
This website and the links contained therein aim to address these
shortfalls by offering online access to the latest worldwide
developments in the fields of preventive and curative nutrition. We
would hope that a growing online community of practitioners,
contributors and an interested public, develops through continued
interest and usage.
 
More than half of all child deaths are associated with malnutrition,
which weakens the body's resistance to illness.
 
I trust that you will find this portal useful. Kindly forward this email
to your health care network, colleagues, friends and relatives. Everyone
should have access to this information. After all, everyone has the
right to make a difference.
 
Nand Wadhwani
Health Education to Villages
http://hetv.org
 
Thanks to Fareeda Jadwat for this.