Celebration of National Nutrition Week

The Ministry of Women & Child Development has organized spot health check-up and advise by nutritional experts at specially organized camp as a part of ‘Celebration of National Nutrition Week’. More than 5000 women and children and old persons were provided routine health check-up at a camp at Rajiv GandhiRajiv Gandhi Stadium, Bawana, Delhi. Health and nutrition experts demonstrated better ways of cooking to maintain nutritional value of traditional food and to improve hygiene. Quiz and competition were also held during the two-days camp and exhibition inaugurated by Smt.Krishna Tirath, Minister of Women and Child Development yesterday.

Inaugurating the exhibition, the Minister said that the Government would involve NGOs, public representatives and different agencies to create awareness about nutritional requirements of women and children. Number of schemes including ICDS are being run by the Government to provide nutritional support to the children and women. Desired result to remove mal-nutrition will be achieved only when people have keen awareness about nutrition, she said.

The Ministry has also planned more such exhibitions and camps in rural areas of Delhi to create awareness about nutrition specialty among women and children. During the month, exhibitions will also be organized at Narela and Badli.(EOM)