{"id":1854,"date":"2016-09-15T17:01:36","date_gmt":"2016-09-15T11:31:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.deshpandefoundationindia.org\/?p=1854"},"modified":"2018-09-07T17:22:02","modified_gmt":"2018-09-07T11:52:02","slug":"bringing-a-healthy-smile-on-dyammavva","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.deshpandefoundationindia.org\/blog\/bringing-a-healthy-smile-on-dyammavva\/","title":{"rendered":"Bringing a Healthy Smile on Dyammavva"},"content":{"rendered":"

India is still in a critical situation when it comes to tackling malnutrition as \u00a0poor sanitation and low social status are big hurdles that stand in the way of achieving desired results. The consequences of child malnutrition for mortality are enormous. In India, with one of the highest percentages of undernourished children in the world, the situation is dire.<\/span><\/p>\n

To tackle this problem, \u2018Magu Nagu\u2019, a chronic malnutrition-free program of the Hubli Sandbox is implemented as a pilot in Dharwad district in North Karnataka, as an attempt to come up with a demonstrated \u00a0model to improve the health of over 1500 severely malnourished children in the project area.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dyammavva Pawar is one such example. Dyammavva was visibly malnourished when the Magu Nagu team visited her house in a slum in Haranshikari Veedi, Gangadharnagar, Hubballi. She was nearly a year old, yet her body would not move much, except her eyes. Her stomach appeared bulged for her age and she was continuously suffering from diarrhea for over a year. Though hospitalized quite often, her health didn\u2019t improve.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"dyammavva-pavar-1\"<\/p>\n

Dyammavva was assessed to be under severe acute malnutrition (SAM) category by the Magu Nagu team, with a weight of 6.7 kg, and based on the parameters such as height and MUAC. \u00a0Their socio-economic conditions, ignorance towards hygiene, and lack of nutrition, while she was conceived, \u00a0led to the baby\u2019s malnutrition. Suresh Pawar, her laborer-father could not fetch enough to provide his family nutritious food.<\/span><\/p>\n

With the intervention of Magu Nagu, Dyammavva\u2019s weight improved to 10.740 kg. She was fed spirulina, eeZeepaste and dry banana, which her body began to accept slowly after bouts of diarrhea. Diarrhea eventually stopped, and her health improved drastically.<\/span><\/p>\n

Says her mother Lakshmi Pawar, \u201cThanks to the care of the team from Deshpande Foundation, my daughter\u2019s health has improved significantly and she is as lively as other healthy children of her age. She is able to utter few words now.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Like Dyammavva, Magu Nagu has diagnosed around 1550 Severely Acute Malnourished(SAM) \u00a0children in the areas of Hubballi – Dharwad and is helping the new buds to live a healthy lifestyle. \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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