A MULTISECTORAL INITIATIVE TO ADDRESS NUTRITION AMONG CHILDREN IN REMOTE, CONFLICT-AFFECTED ZONES OF ODISHA
One of the challenges to address stunting in Odisha is the lack of trained frontline workers to assess and refer affected children to appropriate health services for care and treatment.
To create a substantial dent in this problem, a multisectoral partnership was initiated in September 2012 among the Department of Women and Child Development, the Department of Health and Family Welfare, the National Health Mission, the Government of Odisha, the United Nations Children’s Fund, and the Public Health Foundation of India to build the capacity of supervisors and child development project officers from the Integrated Child Development Services in Odisha to understand and manage the issue of stunting in children.
This Implementation Note summarizes the collaborative process among these actors to develop the curriculum and train the officers in Odisha.