Information on balanced diet being provided in urban Anganwadi centres

Under the National Nutrition Month, a continuous nutrition awareness campaign is being run in Mahasamund Urban Sector No. 01 for nutrition awareness. On Thursday, pregnant and lactating mothers were motivated to take nutritious and balanced diet under the guidance of Project Officer Shail Naik in Parsada and Vishwakarma Nagar of Sector No. 01. Nutrition Awareness

Today, on Friday, a nutrition awareness, weight festival and health camp was organized in Sanjay Nagar Nayapara Ward of Mahasamund Urban Sector No. 01 under the guidance of supervisor Sheela Pradhan. During this, Naik advised the girls and pregnant and lactating mothers present that if the mother is aware and healthy, then her future children will also be healthy and well-nourished.

Mother is the creator, hence mothers should pay attention to the nutrition of their children. Here, the weight and height taken by the Anganwadi worker were checked by weighing the children. Encouraging the Anganwadi worker for the correct weight, instructions were given to take the correct weight of the children and make their parents aware of the nutrition level. Giving information on the objectives of the Poshan Maah, he said that after a mother becomes pregnant, there is a lack of blood in her body because during pregnancy, it is the mother’s blood that drives the child’s body activities. Programmes are being organised on the basis of various themes of Poshan Abhiyaan (anemia, growth monitoring, supplementary nutrition, nutrition as well as education, holistic nutrition, better administration transparency and technology for efficient service delivery).