316usman/thematic5b huggingface dataset:
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First Session, Forty-second Parliament, 64-65 Elizabeth II, 2015-2016 Première session, quarante-deuxième législature, 64-65 Elizabeth II, 2015-2016 HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA CHAMBRE DES COMMUNES DU CANADA BILL C -254 PROJET DE LOI C-254 An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act (baby products) Loi modifiant la Loi sur la taxe d’accise (pro- duits pour bébés) FIRST READING, MARCH 24, 2016 PREMIÈRE LECTURE LE 24 MARS 2016 MS. MOORE MME MOORE 421186 SUMMARY SOMMAIRE This enactment amends Schedule VI to the Excise Tax Act to add basic baby products and breastfeeding products to the list of ze- ro-rated supplies.
Le texte modifie l’annexe VI de la Loi sur la taxe d’accise afin d’ajouter les produits de première nécessité pour bébés et les accessoires d’allaitement à la liste des fournitures détaxées.

Available on the Parliament of Canada Web Site at the following address: http://www.parl.gc.ca Disponible sur le site Web du Parlement du Canada à l’adresse suivante : http://www.parl.gc.ca 2015-2016 ii 64-65 Eliz.
II 1st Session, 42nd Parliament, 64-65 Elizabeth II, 2015-2016 1re session, 42e législature, 64-65 Elizabeth II, 2015-2016 HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA CHAMBRE DES COMMUNES DU CANADA BILL C-254 PROJET DE LOI C-254 An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act (baby products) Loi modifiant la Loi sur la taxe d’accise (produits pour bébés) Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows: Sa Majesté, sur l’avis et avec le consentement du Sénat et de la Chambre des communes du Canada, édicte : R.S., c. E-15 1 Schedule VI to the Excise Tax Act is amended by adding the following after part X: 5 L.R., ch.
E-15 1 L’annexe VI de la Loi sur la taxe d’accise est modifiée par adjonction, après la partie X, de ce 5 qui suit : PART XI Baby Products PARTIE XI Produits pour bébés 1 A supply of any of the following basic baby products: diapers, whether washable or not, baby bottles, baby bot- tle nipples and disposable bottle liners.

10 1 La fourniture des produits de première nécessité pour bébés suivants : les couches, lavables ou non, les bibe- 10 rons, les tétines de biberons et les sacs jetables pour bibe- rons.
2 A supply of any of the following breastfeeding prod- ucts: nursing pads, whether washable or not, breast pumps, spare parts for breast pumps and breast milk storage bags.

2 La fourniture des accessoires d’allaitement suivants : les compresses d’allaitement, lavables ou non, les tire- lait, les pièces de rechange pour tire-lait et les sacs de 15 conservation de lait maternel.
421186 Published under authority of the Speaker of the House of Commons Publié avec l’autorisation du président de la Chambre des communes 2015-2016 1 64-65 Eliz.

II
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The Geography of Malnutrition Tinatin Archvadze e-mail: Tinatin.archvadze1996@gmail.com Department of Geography, Faculty of Exact and Natural Sciences, Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University 3, I. Chavchavadze Ave., Tbilisi, 0179, Georgia Annotation In the present day and age, majority of Georgian population suffers from food shortage and consumes only a small part of daily norm of calories.

In addition, there is a low awareness of this issue among the community which can lead to malnutrition.
Greater number of population is suffering from malnutrition.

Specialists think that apart from not having enough food, malnutrition is one of the most serious dangers to population health.

So it is not accidental that in 2019 Global Hunger Index (GHI), Georgia took the 39 th place among 117 countries.

According to experts, if the country does not pay enough attention to the issue then in about 15 years, we will produce a degraded generation.
Nutrition value can be considered normal if a person consumes 2600-2800 calories a day (when it allows every function of an organism to operate properly).

Based on calorie intake, an overall condition of world’s population has improved over the last decade.

However, differences are also noticeable.

In developed countries the average daily consumption energy per capita is 3400kcal, while in Latin America and central Africa it equals 2700 and 2000 kcal respectively.
In developed countries 1/3 of food products are of animal origin, while in developing ones-only 7%.

The consumption of animal source foods is especially high in the countries of Latin America, which is caused by the favourable climatic conditions necessary for the development of stockbreeding.

The geography of malnutrition as a direction of integral geography, explores the distribution of malnutrition in the world, the calorie norms per person per day and all its causative factors.
In the future, for the country, any step taken in this area will be fruitful.

It will be possible to make recommendations, teach about proper nutrition and for Georgia as a fast-growing country, it is necessary to focus on the health and care of the population.

Thus, this paper can be considered as an initial step towards studying the geography of imperfect nutrition throughout Georgia in the future and regulating the problems related to it.
References [1] http://www.resonancedaily.com [2] (the project of advancing national strategy for food safety and promoting small farmers by Oxfam- the study of national nutrition in Georgia, Tbilisi, 2016).

[3] www.worldbank.org
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, ... II FIR T Hous·r:, OF s BLY FIRST SESSION 1953 RESOLUTION No.

III B IT RESOLVED:- That this Rous agrees to the dispatch to His Excellency delivered Legislature ddress:- the Governor, in reply to his essage on the occasion of the opening of the on the 30th of ay, of the following 'lhis House of ssambly is pleased to record its appreciation of Your Excellency's delivered Legislative address at the S:tate Opening of the present session.
To the essage of goodwill from Her ajesty's of State for the Colonies, the House requests appreciation Secretary respectfully grateful strive to the utmost for the happiness and well-being of the people of British Guiana and will remove every obstacle progress and prosperity.
that you convey to him and the assurance that we will which may be placed on the road to peace, The House observes with favour the initiative shown by Her Majesty's Prime Minister, the Sir inston Churchill recently Right Honourable to ease the present tense world situation that the same initiative will be shown in bringing about an end of racial discrimination of, and aggression oppression native peoples, Malaya and Kenya.
In such efforts he can be assured of the full and enthusiastic support of the peoples whom this House represents.

in attempting and hopes against, colonial particularly in South frica, and ruthless and Your Excellency's optimistic views about the new Constitution and have been remarked.

e, ho ever, harbour no illusions about the nominated can only serve the purpose of curbing the people - a reactionary the will of and undemocratic in particular State Council which the State Council purpose.
Th.e presence of three Civil Servan ts in the House and their control of the three key Ministries in the Government and the Governor's veto are an anomaly and contrary to principles of Her Majesty's continue to struggle for British Guiana.

democratic Government.

e shall for a democratic Constitution the professed · fue House notes Your Excellency's views that the new Government has been handed a fairly good financial position by the old Administration.
However, it is fully conscious of the legacy of privation, malnutrition, unemployment and disease / h
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No.

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{RUTF} for rnanagsment of cflildren with $evere Acute nneinulriifon {sAM} _ reg.
ln this resard, nlnlgtry of Heatth $ir/Madam, - | am ta refer to the issue of use.ol Ready to use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) for rflanagement of qhildren with $evere Acute Malnutrit,t,ilSnH4) raisea by various States/UTe at ihe nreerinss/{onferences herd nv tnii n,'i"i-irviiJi, iirl-iil'ilr-.

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"-' -' couurn*enioirnai*.

r\ copy of the aforesaid "i,rt* 3' lt is filrthqr informed that enough evidence is not available for the use of RUTF vls a visother interventions for,fhe *tn.gu";Lnt of sAM.
Conr"in* rrave also been raised that the uae of RUTF mav replace nutriiilnafnest praciices uno ru*nv fo*de thst chitdren woutd ilg;iiily ;n ccntinued uruasifeuoins in chirdren order thsn 6 normallv be eratin$' monlhs and unddrrnine the irnpoitance'oipro,viding n'ir*tion'rJunsering for improved infant practices ano sustain;bE ;;ilti'.

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an> Title: Need to formulate programmes for tackling child malnutrition based on latest malnutrition figures.

SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA (AMBALA): I would like to bring to the kind notice of the hon.

Health Minister that hon.

Prime Minister has vowed that child malnutrition would be tackled on a mission mode.
But for the last 8 to 9 years, the policy-making was dependent on malnutrition data from 2005-2006 with the data from the rapid survey on children carried out by UNICEF and the Women and Child Development Ministry in 2013 is yet to be made available.

There is an urgent need to monitor nutrition figures for advocacy and scientific policy-making.

There is an urgent need for comprehensive national survey on nutrition so that the problem of malnutrition can be solved.
More than one lakh twenty two thousand children in India die every year due to malnutrition.

In such a situation why not have the latest data on the subject in the country whereas other countries do have such National Surveys every three years?
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No.

1S/S/2015-ND TECH Government sf lndia MiniEtry of Wornen and Chitd Development To, $hastri Bhawan, New Delhi_ 1 Drated: Z8h August, 2017 Frincipal.

.$ecretariesiQgetaleg, Department of Women & Welfare (deri/rng with |CDS) or all btateliUis Chlld Developrnent/Soeial $ubject: I'lee of Ready-to'use Th+rapeutic r.nt_.

{RUTF} for rnanagsment of cflildren with $evere Acute nneinulriifon {sAM} _ reg.
ln this resard, nlnlgtry of Heatth $ir/Madam, - | am ta refer to the issue of use.ol Ready to use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) for rflanagement of qhildren with $evere Acute Malnutrit,t,ilSnH4) raisea by various States/UTe at ihe nreerinss/{onferences herd nv tnii n,'i"i-irviiJi, iirl-iil'ilr-.

2' 1n!..

F.a11irv werfare virie their retter No, ?

28a2u10312004-cH' dateo z5'02,zooe has clarified thai t#;;; of RUTF for manssemenr of malnutrition ie not an u""*ptuJpltli letter is enclc,sed for complian"*. '
"-' -' couurn*enioirnai*.

r\ copy of the aforesaid "i,rt* 3' lt is filrthqr informed that enough evidence is not available for the use of RUTF vls a visother interventions for,fhe *tn.gu";Lnt of sAM.
Conr"in* rrave also been raised that the uae of RUTF mav replace nutriiilnafnest praciices uno ru*nv fo*de thst chitdren woutd ilg;iiily ;n ccntinued uruasifeuoins in chirdren order thsn 6 normallv be eratin$' monlhs and unddrrnine the irnpoitance'oipro,viding n'ir*tion'rJunsering for improved infant practices ano sustain;bE ;;ilti'.

*[i i*p,oi,ine r.odlreira5rgy lll J,*ffi ll}LlJ,?


;o''g 5' In view of rhe_above, the insrructionsj:*i:g bl yittl of Hearth & Farniry werfare, tn* use or RUrF'n tr'* '"ni'i#;ir ti ,nru, ***1 'T,'f,ilt5'ffi*'ilf$ii-,i, 3ifl'fu1'$friuinu Yours faithfully, Encl:As above.

'Tf1iunn f#$ffi J"E#,'Jlrill3ar1nrent or wornen & child Devetoprnenu$ociat werfare {dearins wigt (Manoj Kumar sinsrr)"*] Director Ff$#-?
f 0Afi il;r?$?fr S(r4..f Sf ---t*+trffi#dffffi**rtu l t'-iltid.Hu**f ftwooql, **ffiffiffi+tff$ Ilr M b 4*'d qfu- iJ r Tfu tu'm$sfurmn**xf,idrr tll*rdn*c1s1**sE,fit+i*ei fu'm$fuiffistdX,fx drfdse firErtfr tu_*fl ss Eft ssffftfs.

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n" turinisrry +f, .ru"t s@rii;, iLf",Tffi ,r*Ti,-ffi ,.iTi firff#*u ( IHw.

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an> Title: Need to formulate programmes for tackling child malnutrition based on latest malnutrition figures.

SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA (AMBALA): I would like to bring to the kind notice of the hon.

Health Minister that hon.

Prime Minister has vowed that child malnutrition would be tackled on a mission mode.
But for the last 8 to 9 years, the policy-making was dependent on malnutrition data from 2005-2006 with the data from the rapid survey on children carried out by UNICEF and the Women and Child Development Ministry in 2013 is yet to be made available.

There is an urgent need to monitor nutrition figures for advocacy and scientific policy-making.

There is an urgent need for comprehensive national survey on nutrition so that the problem of malnutrition can be solved.
More than one lakh twenty two thousand children in India die every year due to malnutrition.

In such a situation why not have the latest data on the subject in the country whereas other countries do have such National Surveys every three years?
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World Breastfeeding report- 2021 World breastfeeding week is observed every year between 1st to 7th of August in order to create awareness and emphasis on its importance among the public and health workers in the hospital and community.

In collaboration with the Department of Pediatrics and Department of Neonatology, the College of Nursing, AIIMS, Bhubaneshwar, observed World breastfeeding week by conducting various activities.
On 3/8/2021 breastfeeding awareness program was conducted in pediatric/Neonatal OPD and obstetric OPD.

Parents, antenatal and postnatal mothers participated in the event with maintaining social distancing and clarified their doubts on young infant feeding practices.

The event was facilitated by CON, Nursing faculty and M.Sc.
Nursing 2nd year students from Pediatric and OG speciality and they emphasized on benefits of breastfeeding, difference between human and cow’s milk, breastfeeding positions and techniques including latching, healthy diet for nursing mothers with help of flash cards, charts and models.

Pediatric/Neonatology OPD OG OPD OG OPD Doubt clearing session by Neonatologist, Nursing On 4/8/2021 breastfeeding awareness programme was continued in the NICU, F2 (Postnatal ward), and labour room.
Students emphasised and detailed mothers about the expressed breast milk, its storage and practically shown them how to use breast pump for the expression of milk.
In group with maintaining social distancing and 1:1 interaction with mothers on breastfeeding was continued in Labour room and F2 ward Manual expression of breast milk Postnatal ward-F2 NICU mothers- breastfeeding awareness Labour room mothers 1:1 interaction @ bedside Breast feeding assistance & counselling On 4th August to 6th August Breast feeding quiz was organised through online Kahoot app for the nursing students, faculty and nursing officers.
50 questions on all aspects of breast feeding were covered and 42 participants actively played the quiz and Ms. Ruby, PG Nursing student won 100% in the quiz On 6/8/2021 breast feeding theme presentation was conducted between 4:30pm to 5:30 pm virtually through google meet.

Approximately 90 participants including nursing students, faculty and nursing officers attended the theme presentation.

Ms.Bhanu Prava Tutor, CON welcomed the gathering Ms. Ruby revealed the theme presented elaborately.
Dr.Asha P Shetty, Principal CON emphasized every individual’s responsibility to support breastfeeding and highlighted on the theme “Protect Breastfeeding: A shared responsibility”.

Mrs. Hepsi Bai, Assistant Professor conveyed the vote of thanks.

Thus, the Breastfeeding observation activities came to an end.

Breastfeeding theme 2021
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World Breastfeeding report- 2021 World breastfeeding week is observed every year between 1st to 7th of August in order to create awareness and emphasis on its importance among the public and health workers in the hospital and community.

In collaboration with the Department of Pediatrics and Department of Neonatology, the College of Nursing, AIIMS, Bhubaneshwar, observed World breastfeeding week by conducting various activities.
On 3/8/2021 breastfeeding awareness program was conducted in pediatric/Neonatal OPD and obstetric OPD.

Parents, antenatal and postnatal mothers participated in the event with maintaining social distancing and clarified their doubts on young infant feeding practices.

The event was facilitated by CON, Nursing faculty and M.Sc.
Nursing 2nd year students from Pediatric and OG speciality and they emphasized on benefits of breastfeeding, difference between human and cow’s milk, breastfeeding positions and techniques including latching, healthy diet for nursing mothers with help of flash cards, charts and models.

Pediatric/Neonatology OPD OG OPD OG OPD Doubt clearing session by Neonatologist, Nursing On 4/8/2021 breastfeeding awareness programme was continued in the NICU, F2 (Postnatal ward), and labour room.
Students emphasised and detailed mothers about the expressed breast milk, its storage and practically shown them how to use breast pump for the expression of milk.
In group with maintaining social distancing and 1:1 interaction with mothers on breastfeeding was continued in Labour room and F2 ward Manual expression of breast milk Postnatal ward-F2 NICU mothers- breastfeeding awareness Labour room mothers 1:1 interaction @ bedside Breast feeding assistance & counselling On 4th August to 6th August Breast feeding quiz was organised through online Kahoot app for the nursing students, faculty and nursing officers.
50 questions on all aspects of breast feeding were covered and 42 participants actively played the quiz and Ms. Ruby, PG Nursing student won 100% in the quiz On 6/8/2021 breast feeding theme presentation was conducted between 4:30pm to 5:30 pm virtually through google meet.

Approximately 90 participants including nursing students, faculty and nursing officers attended the theme presentation.

Ms.Bhanu Prava Tutor, CON welcomed the gathering Ms. Ruby revealed the theme presented elaborately.
Dr.Asha P Shetty, Principal CON emphasized every individual’s responsibility to support breastfeeding and highlighted on the theme “Protect Breastfeeding: A shared responsibility”.

Mrs. Hepsi Bai, Assistant Professor conveyed the vote of thanks.

Thus, the Breastfeeding observation activities came to an end.

Breastfeeding theme 2021
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an> Title: Need to take steps to address malnutrition in the country.

SHRIMATI APARUPA PODDAR (ARAMBAG): Thank you Madam.

India is one of the fastest growing countries as far as its population and its economy are concerned.

Every year 1.2 billion population is added at the rate of 1.5 per cent to 1.7 per cent.

Though we are growing economically, a major part of our population is still living below the National Poverty Line.
India is highly ranked in the world by World Bank for the number of children suffering from malnutrition.

The main cause for malnutrition in India is gender inequality as the social status of women is still under developed.

Women who suffer from malnutrition give birth to less healthier babies.

Reports state that every second child in India is malnourished.

Children from Muslim households, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes face higher rates of malnourishment.
Madhya Pradesh and Jharkhand have very high rates of under-nutrition.

Many welfare schemes like the Integrated Child Development Scheme, National Children's Fund, National Health Mission have been launched by the Government of India, but still the number of malnourished children is increasing.

The United Nations estimates that 2.1 million Indian children die before reaching the age of five years every year.

The malnutrition rate is 42 per cent among children in India.
As many as 1,500 children die everyday due to lack of a balanced diet.

The West Bengal Government under the leadership of our hon.

Chief Minister, Kumari Mamata Banerjee has brought various steps like Support to Training & Employment Programme, Organizational Assistance for Women & Child Development, Integrated Programme for Street Children, Balika Samridhi Yojana.
The Government has to monitor and improve nutritional status of children in India by ensuring Nutritional Status of Women during pregnancy; dietary intake of children and lactating mothers; availability of safe, clean drinking water, sanitation and hygiene facilities; well balanced, nutritious diet to be provided through ICDS and improved medical assistance through Government and NGOs; and by providing good environment.

Madam, I would like to make a last suggestion to the Government.
A Committee should be formed consisting of Members from the Central and State Governments to monitor the training programmes and schemes carried out to eradicate malnutrition, and also strict action should be taken against those who malpractice in this human cause.

Thank you.

...(Interruptions) HON.

SPEAKER: Shrimati Santosh Ahlawat is permitted to associate with the issue raised by Shrimati Aparupa Poddar.

Now, Shri Radheshyam Biswas.
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an> Title: Need to take steps to address malnutrition in the country.

SHRIMATI APARUPA PODDAR (ARAMBAG): Thank you Madam.

India is one of the fastest growing countries as far as its population and its economy are concerned.

Every year 1.2 billion population is added at the rate of 1.5 per cent to 1.7 per cent.

Though we are growing economically, a major part of our population is still living below the National Poverty Line.
India is highly ranked in the world by World Bank for the number of children suffering from malnutrition.

The main cause for malnutrition in India is gender inequality as the social status of women is still under developed.

Women who suffer from malnutrition give birth to less healthier babies.

Reports state that every second child in India is malnourished.

Children from Muslim households, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes face higher rates of malnourishment.
Madhya Pradesh and Jharkhand have very high rates of under-nutrition.

Many welfare schemes like the Integrated Child Development Scheme, National Children's Fund, National Health Mission have been launched by the Government of India, but still the number of malnourished children is increasing.

The United Nations estimates that 2.1 million Indian children die before reaching the age of five years every year.

The malnutrition rate is 42 per cent among children in India.
As many as 1,500 children die everyday due to lack of a balanced diet.

The West Bengal Government under the leadership of our hon.

Chief Minister, Kumari Mamata Banerjee has brought various steps like Support to Training & Employment Programme, Organizational Assistance for Women & Child Development, Integrated Programme for Street Children, Balika Samridhi Yojana.
The Government has to monitor and improve nutritional status of children in India by ensuring Nutritional Status of Women during pregnancy; dietary intake of children and lactating mothers; availability of safe, clean drinking water, sanitation and hygiene facilities; well balanced, nutritious diet to be provided through ICDS and improved medical assistance through Government and NGOs; and by providing good environment.

Madam, I would like to make a last suggestion to the Government.
A Committee should be formed consisting of Members from the Central and State Governments to monitor the training programmes and schemes carried out to eradicate malnutrition, and also strict action should be taken against those who malpractice in this human cause.

Thank you.

...(Interruptions) HON.

SPEAKER: Shrimati Santosh Ahlawat is permitted to associate with the issue raised by Shrimati Aparupa Poddar.

Now, Shri Radheshyam Biswas.
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an> Title: Regarding malnutrition in the country.

SHRIMATI P.K.

SHREEMATHI TEACHER (KANNUR): Madam Speaker, I thank you for allowing me to raise an issue of urgent public importance today.

Madam, I would like to highlight the pitiable condition of children in our country.

Malnutrition is almost certainly the top concern across the country.

Each year, about 1.3 million children die in India because of malnutrition according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
Malnutrition claimed several lives of children in different parts of our country and the deaths continue to occur across the country.

According to the UNICEF Report, about half of under five children death occurs in only five countries and unfortunately India is one among them.

India accounts for the highest number of death of children under five years of age with 50 per cent of such deaths caused due to malnutrition.
Even higher rates of stunting are found in children in rural areas and are more likely to be stunted.

India is one of the highest ranking countries in the world for the number of children suffering from malnutrition and it is really a big national shame.

Lack of basic sanitation and proper nutrition supplement food in India are seen as a key reason for severe child malnutrition burden.

There are currently over one million Anganwadis run by the Government across India.
But it has also failed in providing supplementary nutrition.

More than half of the Anganwadis are functioning in rented premises and have no toilets and some do not even have proper drinking water facilities.

I have already pointed out this alarming issue in the House and I request the Government to have a re-look into the Budget for 2015-16 and to give malnutrition the priority.
Nutrition in children is so important that it should be taken up with the seriousness and urgent measures need to be taken in this regard because, Madam, 'the tomorrow of our country lies in the health of today's children'.

Thank you.

HON.

SPEAKER: Dr. Kirit P. Solanki, Adv.

Joice George, Dr. A. Sampath, Shri P.K.

Biju and Shri M.B.

Rajesh are permitted to associate with the issue raised by Shrimati P.K.

Shreemathi Teacher.
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an> Title: Regarding malnutrition in the country.

SHRIMATI P.K.

SHREEMATHI TEACHER (KANNUR): Madam Speaker, I thank you for allowing me to raise an issue of urgent public importance today.

Madam, I would like to highlight the pitiable condition of children in our country.

Malnutrition is almost certainly the top concern across the country.

Each year, about 1.3 million children die in India because of malnutrition according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
Malnutrition claimed several lives of children in different parts of our country and the deaths continue to occur across the country.

According to the UNICEF Report, about half of under five children death occurs in only five countries and unfortunately India is one among them.

India accounts for the highest number of death of children under five years of age with 50 per cent of such deaths caused due to malnutrition.
Even higher rates of stunting are found in children in rural areas and are more likely to be stunted.

India is one of the highest ranking countries in the world for the number of children suffering from malnutrition and it is really a big national shame.

Lack of basic sanitation and proper nutrition supplement food in India are seen as a key reason for severe child malnutrition burden.

There are currently over one million Anganwadis run by the Government across India.
But it has also failed in providing supplementary nutrition.

More than half of the Anganwadis are functioning in rented premises and have no toilets and some do not even have proper drinking water facilities.

I have already pointed out this alarming issue in the House and I request the Government to have a re-look into the Budget for 2015-16 and to give malnutrition the priority.
Nutrition in children is so important that it should be taken up with the seriousness and urgent measures need to be taken in this regard because, Madam, 'the tomorrow of our country lies in the health of today's children'.

Thank you.

HON.

SPEAKER: Dr. Kirit P. Solanki, Adv.

Joice George, Dr. A. Sampath, Shri P.K.

Biju and Shri M.B.

Rajesh are permitted to associate with the issue raised by Shrimati P.K.

Shreemathi Teacher.
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National Assembly of Lesotho Committees Weekly Plan 13 - 17 February, 2023 NAME DATE AGENDA INVITED TIME VENUE RECORDING MEETING STATUS 13.02.2023 14.02.2023 15.02.2023 16.02.2023 13.02.2023 14.02.2023 15.02.2023 Portfolio Committee on Law and Public Safety Cluster Portfolio Committee on the Prime Minister's Ministries and Departments, Governance, Foreign Relations and Information Cluster Ministerial Quarterly Reporting DCEO Police Justice Home Affairs 0900hrs - 1200hrs Committee Room 1 Level 3 N/A Closed Local Government 0900hrs - 1800hrs Public Service 0900hrs - 1800hrs NSS 0900hrs - 1300hrs Ministerial Quarterly Reporting Senate 1400hrs - 1800hrs Committee Room 2 Level 3 N/A Open 16.02.2023 Defence 0900hrs - 1800hrs Portfolio Committee on Natural Resources and Land Cluster 13.02.2023 14.02.2023 15.02.2023 16.02.2023 Ministerial Quarterly Reporting Mining Tourism Water Energy 0900hrs - 1200hrs Committee Room 5 Level 4 N/A Closed Scheduled by: Committee Clerks Compiled and Published by: Committee Coordinator National Assembly of Lesotho Committees Weekly Plan 13 - 17 February, 2023 Public Accounts Committee 13.02.2023 14.02.2023 15.02.2023 16.02.2023 17.02.2023 13.02.2023 14.02.2023 Portfolio Committee on the Social Cluster 15.02.2023 16.02.2023 17.02.2023 SACOPAC PEER REVIEW PROGRAMME AND TRAINING FOR MEMBERS OF PAC AND SUPPORTING STAFF ORIENTATION WORKSHOP FOR NEW MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT ON SEXUAL REPRODUCTIVE AND HEALTH RIGHTS, HIV/AIDS AND GENDER BASED VIOLENCE N/A 0900hrs - 1700hrs Avani Lesotho N/A Closed N/A 0830hrs -1600hrs Thaba-Bosiu Cultural Village N/A Closed Scheduled by: Committee Clerks Compiled and Published by: Committee Coordinator
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TWENTY-FIRST CONGRESS OF THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA SECOND SPECIAL SESSION, 2019 C.R.

NO.

21-23 A RESOLUTION Approving and accepting a grant in the amount of $130,000 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, to fund and support the Emergency Medical Services for Children Program in the FSM, including all the terms and conditions of the assistance.
1 WHEREAS, on April 22, 2019, the United States through the 2 Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and 3 Services Administration, extended to the Government of the 4 Federated States of Micronesia in grant in the amount of $130,000 5 as evidence by a Notice of Grant No.
H33MC25687-07-00; and 6 WHEREAS, the grant was awarded for the specific purpose of 7 funding the FSM Emergency Medical Services for Children Program in 8 order to reduce the prevalence of pediatric morbidity that may 9 occur as a result of acute illness and severe injury; and 10 WHEREAS, section 210(2) of title 55 of the Code of the 11 Federated States of Micronesia (Annotated), as amended, provides 12 that for foreign financial assistance to be valid it must be 13 approved by Congress by resolution; now, therefore, 14 BE IT RESOLVED by the Twenty-First Congress of the Federated 15 States of Micronesia, Second Special Session, 2019, that Congress 16 hereby approves and accepts the $130,000 grant from the U.S. 17 Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and 18 Services Administration, to fund the FSM Emergency Medical 19 Services for Children Program, including all the terms and 20 conditions thereof; and CRL 21-24/PC #21-38 C.R.
NO.

21-23 1 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this 2 resolution be transmitted to the President of the Federated States 3 of Micronesia, the Secretary of the Department of Health and 4 Social Affairs and the United States Embassy in Kolonia.

5 6 Date: 7/16/19 Introduced by: /s/ Florencio S. Harper Florencio S. Harper (by request) 2 of 2
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COVID-19 News Update (18 September 2020) Worldwide Confirmed Cases: 30 078 889 944 887 Global deaths: DATA Data as at 18 September 2020 (9 20 local time) Johns Hopkins University live-tracking; www.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.htm l#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6 Number of Confirmed Cases: 1 378 171 Number of Deaths: Number of Recoveries: 33 356 1 130 666 AFRICA https://africacdc.org/covid-19/ Confirmed Cases Global Deaths US 6,674,411 India 5,118,253 4,455,386 Brazil 1,081,152 Russia 744,400 743,945 Colombia 684,113 Mexico 655,572 S. Africa 625,651 Spain 601,713 Argentina Peru 197,633 US 134,935 Brazil 83,198 India 72,179 Mexico 41,794 UK 35,658 Italy 31,103 France 31,051 Peru 30,405 Spain 23,808 Iran Pandemic Threatens Human Capital Gains of the Past Decade, New Report Says The COVID-19 pandemic threatens hard-won gains in health and education over the past decade, especially in the poorest countries, a new World Bank Group analysis finds.
Investments in human capital - the knowledge, skills, and health that people accumulate over their lives are key to unlocking a child’s potential and to improving economic growth in every country.

"The pandemic puts at risk the decade's progress in building human capital, including the improvements in health, survival rates, school enrollment, and reduced stunting.
The economic impact of the pandemic has been particularly deep for women and for the most disadvantaged families, leaving many vulnerable to food insecurity and poverty," said World Bank Group President David Malpass.

“Protecting and investing in people is vital as countries work to lay the foundation for sustainable, inclusive recoveries and future growth."
WORLD BANK https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2020/09/16/pandemic-threatens- human-capital-gains-of-the-past-decade-new-report-says World financial recovery may take 5 years: World Bank chief economist The global economic recovery from the crisis originated by the coronavirus pandemic may take as much as five years, the World Bank's chief economist Carmen Reinhart said.
"There will probably be a quick rebound as all the restriction measures linked to lockdowns are lifted, but a full recovery will take as much as five years," Reinhart said in a remote intervention during a conference held in Madrid.

Reinhart said the pandemic-caused recession will last longer in some countries than in others and will exacerbate inequalities as the poorest will be harder hit by the crisis in rich countries and the poorest countries will be harder hit than richer countries.
For the first time in twenty years, global poverty rates will rise following the crisis, she added.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/09/trump-contradicts-cdc-chief-coronavirus- vaccine-live-news-200917000121100.html
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3 CHILD NUTRITION Exclusive Breastfeeding* Every 2nd child in Punjab of age less than 6 months is exclusively breastfed and… More children are breastfed by the poor and less educated mothers than rich and more educated ones !

EXCLUSIVE BREASTFEEDING [42%] CONTINUED BREASTFEEDING [61%] 3 out of 5 Children (age ˂ 1 Year) in Punjab gets continued breastfeeding * Percentage of infants under 6 months of age who are exclusively breastfed, and did not receive any other food or fluids.
2 0 1 8 Bureau of Statistics Planning & Development Board, Government of the Punjab
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PARLIAMENT BUILDING OAU DRIVE, TOWER HILL FREETOWN E-mail: sierraleoneparliament@hotmail.com/admin@parliament.gov.sl 21st July, 2021 PRESS RELEASE PARLIAMENT PASSES INTO LAW THE BREAST MILK SUBSTITUTES ACT 2020 After committal, the Parliament of Sierra Leone has on Wednesday 21st July 2021 debated and approved with unanimity the Bill entitled: "The Breast Milk Substitutes Act 2020", with some amendments.
The Bill is an Act that is seeking to provide for safe and adequate nutrition for infants and young children by promoting safe breastfeeding and regulating the marketing of breast-milk substitutes and to provide for other related matters.

Acting Chairman of the Legislative Committee in Parliament, Hon.

Ishmail Sama Sandy presented a detailed Report on the said Bill in respect of certain amendments.
Some of these amendments are inclusive of titles, sections, contents, clauses, administrative structures, committee in charge, functions, definitions, powers, offences, and market regulating strategies among others.

He further informed a Committee of the Whole House that the proposed amendments were reflective of the Legislative, Agriculture, and Health Committees, together with contributions from officers of the Ministry of Health and Sanitation.
The Bill after its presentation went through extensive examination before passage into law with some amendments.

The Bill was initially brought to Parliament by the Deputy Minister of Health and Sanitation (I) Dr. Augustine Sandi and was today piloted by the Deputy Minister (II) Dr. Amara Jambai that resulted in final passage into law with some amendments.

After passage into law with some amendments, the Leader of Government Business, Hon.

Mathew Sahr Nyuma thanked the Speaker of Parliament, Hon.
Members of Parliament, Staff of Parliament and development partners, particularly FOCUS 1000 for their contributions towards the passage of this all important Bill into law for safe breastfeeding and regulating substitutes breast milk for the growth of infants and young children in Sierra Leone.

Department of Public Relations Parliament of Sierra Leone +23278495023/+23378697776/+23278032986/+23378525861
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AT I S T H E S A N C R C ?
Is a coalition of CSOs, activists and children Advocating collectively to increase number of children who develop to their full potential ØSouth Africa has committed to realising children’s rights ØFulfilling these duties requires focused child rights governance.
It requires the whole state, all development partners and children ØChild rights governance requires that children’s rights are at the centre of all decisions and are advanced S O U T H A F R I C A I S A T C R O S S R O A D S The decisions made now in terms of priorities and what we invest in will determine how we: • Recover from COVID-19 effects • Get back on track to achieve NDP/SDG/NPAC goals • Eliminate poverty and inequality along equity fault lines – race, gender, geography, disability etc H O W W E L L A R E W E D O I N G ?
We have clear policy recognition and commitment to nurturing care as the foundation of sustainable human capital for inclusive development We have seen significant increases in budgets to some key services.

• Health • Education • ECD infrastructure Spending more, but outcomes are deteriorating.
Pre-covid: 60% of children – the most marginalised – were not accessing the required services 38% of under fives are at risk of poor development and stunting increasing – almost at 30% Parliament and CRG Cycle Child rights governance continuum and role of Parliament S U G G E S T E D WAY F O RWA R D S P E C I F I C A L L Y Establish consultative policy and budget dialogues for developing coherent, child- centred policy and short-term priorities Strengthen human resources for child-centred developmental planning, provisioning, and monitoring Strengthen systems to ensure adequate allocation and efficient spending of public resources to implement priorities • Especially across provinces and local municipalities marked by high levels of multi-deprivational poverty Strengthen accountability mechanisms for resourcing of national priorities S P E C I F I C A L L Y Developing and using a shared national child rights monitoring, reporting and follow-up framework currently in development to measure progress against the shared goals to monitor, hold accountable and report across the operations of both entities Supporting participatory processes with children and beneficiary communities – Constitute National Children’ Ensure effective institutional mechanisms for long-term leadership, coordination - especially a adequately resourced and capacitated ORC across all spheres of governance to ensure aligned child- centred budgeting Institutionalize our partnership through MOU with parliament’s institutional support structures T H A N K Y O U SANCRC secretariat +27 (0)124307775 Infor.SANCRC@savethechildren.org.za
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NATIONAL ASSEMBLY FOR WRITTEN REPLY QUESTION NO.

3048 DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 04 DECEMBER 2020 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO.
51) Ms M D Hlengwa (IFP) to ask the Minister of Health: (1) Whether his department is currently undertaking any research on the impact of the COVID- 19 pandemic on people living with HIV/Aids; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) whether his department has collected data on the total number of persons living with HIV/Aids who have died from COVID-19-related illnesses; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
NW3876E REPLY: (1) Yes currently there are three research studies that have been conducted through collaboration between the Department of Health research sectors and universities.

(a) (b) Parker et al (2020) study findings suggested that PLHIV with COVID-19 might have a high probability of admission to hospital, but had similar presentations, comorbidities and outcomes when compared with the HIV-negative study population.

Boule et al.
Boule et al.

(2020) Collaboration between Western Cape Department of Health and the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (2020) study suggested consideration of people with HIV and tuberculosis as being at elevated risk of severe COVID-19.

Additionally the study also suggested that HIV was associated with a doubling of COVID-19 mortality risk.

(c) Pillay et al (2020) analysis showed that HIV and TB were not the most common comorbidities in individuals who died from COVID-19.
(2) It should be noted that HIV is not a notifiable condition, it is not reported in the death certificate.

The National Department of Health currently is not collecting any COVID-19 related co-morbidity details.

All deaths are reported to the Department of Home Affairs; the cause of death is recorded in the death certificate.

References a. Parker A, Koegelenberg C.F.N, Moolla M.S et al.

2020.

High HIV prevalence in an early cohort of hospital admissions with COVID-19 in Cape Town, South Africa.
S Afr Med J 2020; 110(6):463-465. https://doi.org/10.7196/SAMJ.2020v110i6.14809 Boule A, Davies M, Hussey, H et al.

2020.

Western Cape Department of Health & NICD.

2020.

HIV and risk of COVID-19 death: a population cohort study from the Western Cape Province, South Africa.

Clinical infectious diseases, ciaa198.

https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaa1198.

Published 29 August 2020.

Pillay-van Wyk,V, Bradshaw D, Groenewald P. 2020.

COVID-19 deaths in South Africa: 99 days since South Africa’s first death.
S Afr Med J 2020; 110(11):1093-1099. https://doi.org/10.7196/SAMJ.2020.v110i11.15249 b. c. END.