tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27406630.post114871904395048815..comments2022-04-29T09:14:51.587-07:00Comments on Teeming Multitudes: Child malnutrition in IndiaRajeev Ramachandranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12728707638710715151noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27406630.post-1149352287165594782006-06-03T09:31:00.000-07:002006-06-03T09:31:00.000-07:00There is a need to improve the overall nutritional...There is a need to improve the overall nutritional level of Indian women in general Rajeev.Our society never paid much attention to the health of women except ofcourse where it mattered in child bearing .It is unfortunate.How does the world bank specialist think a malnutritioned mother be able to breastfeed her baby --exclusive feeding.The problem is social,economicaltoo.Nothing that cannot be corrected if there is a will ,though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27406630.post-1148900001580354422006-05-29T03:53:00.000-07:002006-05-29T03:53:00.000-07:00I agree with the last sentence - basic education a...I agree with the last sentence - basic education and health for all.<BR/>RajaniAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27406630.post-1148895413141511972006-05-29T02:36:00.000-07:002006-05-29T02:36:00.000-07:00Re the Africa thing- may be partly because all of ...Re the Africa thing- may be partly because all of 'frica has 'bt 900 million inhabitants, so we would have more hungry kids. 'gree with the main point, though- these kids and their parents would argue that the press is, as usual, full of it when they bluster abt our achievements.<BR/>Re being a populist measure- 'gree again. Democracy is the best thing we have in India, but its inevitable in a democracy that a small benefit to a large number of people will always be outweighed by a large benefit to a small number. Around the world, governments pursue "swing" voters: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steel_tariffs<BR/>But in a poor country like India, its a matter of life or death. Or life worse than death.<BR/>Must blog on the Reservations, but need more time for that...Rajeev Ramachandranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12728707638710715151noreply@blogger.com