An op-ed by two people from the niti aayog talks about our ranking in the global hunger index.
They say if we don't give high weightage to childhood malnutrition, India's ranking would go up
to 77.
I say, if you don't give weightage to the lower 90% population of the population,
India would rank no 1!
It reminds me of Amitabh Bacchan's dialogue in Sholay when he is "advocating" his friend Dharmendra's case for marryng Hema Malini.
I don't understand the logic. It is not as if such weightage is being given only to India. The method of calculation is the same for all countries and they are then ranked.
In fact, if it is our children who are more malnourished than the children of the rest of the world, it is an even greater shame.
Childhood malnutrition causes lifelong disability. Malnutrition in adulthood may be reversible and temporary, but childhood malnutrition causes brain damage, stunting, and prevents the child from building a foundation for good mental and physical health. He or she is handicapped for life.
Giving it higher weightage is justified totally since it is affecting the health of the population for years to come.
They say if we don't give high weightage to childhood malnutrition, India's ranking would go up
to 77.
I say, if you don't give weightage to the lower 90% population of the population,
India would rank no 1!
It reminds me of Amitabh Bacchan's dialogue in Sholay when he is "advocating" his friend Dharmendra's case for marryng Hema Malini.
I don't understand the logic. It is not as if such weightage is being given only to India. The method of calculation is the same for all countries and they are then ranked.
In fact, if it is our children who are more malnourished than the children of the rest of the world, it is an even greater shame.
Childhood malnutrition causes lifelong disability. Malnutrition in adulthood may be reversible and temporary, but childhood malnutrition causes brain damage, stunting, and prevents the child from building a foundation for good mental and physical health. He or she is handicapped for life.
Giving it higher weightage is justified totally since it is affecting the health of the population for years to come.
