Malnutrition Eradication Project

Free Nutritious food:

Non availability of nutritious diet in adequate quantity due to poverty and lack of awareness are the main reasons of various ailments of the villagers. In order to arrest deaths due to malnutrition, TRUST, after a medical survey, initiated offering free nutritious diet to children (below six years), pregnant women and lactating mothers residing in Dervan and nearby 9 villages, to enable them to develop immunity, to a certain extent, from infectious diseases, to reduce morbidity especially in children under six and to reduce incidence of anemia in women.

Specially prepared (in-house, under hygienic conditions) nutritious “Ladoos” from wheat, nachani, green germ dhal, jaggary, groundnuts, ghee etc. are distributed to the undernourished children, pregnant & lactating women. They are also treated for anemia, upper respiratory tract infections, diarrhea etc. Along with the nutritious food, they are provided supplements with iron, calcium preparations and compulsory deworming is done. The nutritious diet is prepared as specified by National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad. The Ladoos are distributed by the well-trained staff of the TRUST, who go personally to every house and give the Ladoos directly to the undernourished and needy. A record is maintained of the activity, about weight gained, Head and mid arm circumference and other positive effects of the diet on the recipients of the nutritious food in the project area. This is an initiative by WALAWALKAR HOSPITAL to combat malnutrition particularly amongst pre-school children and pregnant ladies are also included to eradicate the problem from its root. The scheme is in operation since July, 2001, at an expenditure of approximately over Rs.50,000/- per month. Success of this program will help other Institutes / NGOs in their endeavor to address the problem of malnutrition not only across our country, but also in our subcontinent.

 

Objectives of the project are:

1. To access nutritional status amongst children, pregnant ladies & Lactating mothers.
2. To improve nutritional status of the under six children, pregnant & lactating mothers between 15 to 45 yrs.
3. To detect infective diseases early & referral top hospital.
4. To reduce morbidity under six children.
5. To reduce morbidity of Anemia in targeted women.

Every 10 villages are selected. Survey of these villages is done for under five children and pregnant lactating mothers.

Malnutrition Project

No. of children enrolled under this project are  - 380.
These children are brought by Anganwadi Sevikas to B.K.L.Walawalkar Hospital every month.  After the examination, if any of these children are detected to have disease they are treated in the hospital free of cost.
Out of these 380 children, it was found that 32 children had congenital Heart Disease, 39 Children were in Gr I malnutrition, 95 Children were in Gr II malnutrition, 140 Children were in Gr III malnutrition, and 87 Children were in Gr IV malnutrition. 

Talukawise distribution :-

1.	Chiplun	135
2.	Dapoli	124
3.	Ratnagiri, Rajapur	73
4.	Sangameshwar	34
5.	Khed	14

Average weight gain of children after consuming Nutritious Ladoos & Hematinics, Calcium & Antihelminthics is 1 Kg.

Chemical Analysis of Ladoos :-

Sr. No.	Parameters	Nutritious Ladoo
1.	Protein (%)	10.19
2.	Fat (%)	10.81
3.	Carbohydrate (%)	67.95
4.	Calories (kcal / 100 g.)	409.85
5.	Vitamin A (IU / 100 g.)	891.94
6.	Vitamin C (mg / 100 g.)	7.69
7.	Vitamin B1 (mg / 100 g.)	1.248
8.	Vitamin B2 (mg / 100 g.)	2.8370
9.	Vitamin B3 (mg / 100 g.)	0.75
10.	Folic Acid (mcg / 100 g.)	37.25
11.	Zinc (mg / 100 g.)	1.15
12.	Calcium (mg / 100 g.)	83.57
13.	Iron (mg / 100 g.)	4.21
14.	Total Yeast & Mold Count / g	2

Anganwadi Data on Malnutrition

Update of Malnutrition Project – Total 28 Anganwadi’s in the vicinity of 25 KM from Hospital are enrolled under this project

Year - 2006 – 2007

Sr. No.	Old Aganwadi (Total 15 )	Pregnant Women	Malnurished Children
1	Terav + Sawarda	06	06
2	Furus + Durgewadi + Dervan	11	Nil
3	Agave + Mandki + Palvan	17	01
4	Dahiwali + Kharwate	05	01
5	Kokare + Agave + Asurde + Khershet + Hadkani	04	Nil
	Total Pregnant Women	43	Total Children - 08

One Package contain 21 Ladoos – 1011

New Aganwadi

Sr. No.	New Aganwadi (Total 13 )	Pregnant Women	Malnurished Children
1	Ambatkhol + Nandgaon	14	03
2	Kutare + Yegaon + Kushiwade	05	Nil
3	Tural + Arawali	03	Nil
4	Brumbad + Makhajan + Kondiware	11	Nil
5	Nayashi + Kalambushi + Waderu	07	Nil
	Total Pregnant Women	40	Total Children - 03

One Package Contain 21 Ladoos - 903

Pregnant Women in the year 2005 – 2006 enrolled under the project are = 209

1) 30  Women delivered at B.K.L. Walawalkar Hospital.

2) 77  Delivered at Home.

3) 102 Women delivered in other private Hospitals.

 

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