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Health Quiz: On infant and child nutrition – The Hindu Health Quiz: On infant and child nutrition With World Breastfeeding Week having just come to an end, the focus has been on infant and child nutrition — an area where India still lags. There’s a wealth of information out there on how to feed children…

In 2021, maternal and child malnutrition was estimated to be associated with 2.4 million child deaths annually or more than 50% of all child deaths (1). Early, exclusive and continued breastfeeding can prevent pneumonia and diarrhoea, which are amongst the leading causes of child death. Infant and young child feeding is a key area to improve…