Topic: Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources.
3. Implementing strategic, evidence-based interventions with a life-cycle approach for ensuring nutrition is the key to ensure economic return for investing in child and women nutrition in the country. Explain. (250 words)
Reference: Financial Express
Why the question:
The article explains the efforts of the GoI for nutritional security; it is implementing a comprehensive programme on anemia prevention among children, adolescents, women in the reproductive age group, and pregnant and lactating women under Anaemia Mukt Bharat programme.
Key Demand of the question:
Explain in what way implementing strategic, evidence-based interventions with a life-cycle approach for ensuring nutrition is the key to ensure economic return for investing in child and women nutrition in the country.
Directive:
Explain – Clarify the topic by giving a detailed account as to how and why it occurred, or what is the particular context. You must be defining key terms where ever appropriate, and substantiate with relevant associated facts.
Structure of the answer:
Introduction:
Begin by presenting the status of Nutrition of Women and children in the country, quote reports and data.
Body:
Explain why implementing strategic, evidence-based interventions with a life-cycle approach for ensuring nutrition in the first 1,000 days is essential and necessary.
Discuss the need to address the issues related to Nutrition in the country.
List down the policies in this direction from past to present, highlight the need to change the modus of addressing by focusing on a life-cycle based approach.
Take hints from the article and suggest suitable solutions.
Conclusion:
Conclude with way forward.
