Chandigarh, 6th September, 2018: Dietetics Department , Govt. Multi Specialty hospital , Sector -16, Chandigarh in Association with Indian Dietetics Association, Chandigarh Chapter celebrated National Nutrition Month , Poshan Mah on the theme “Ensuring focused intervention on addressing under-nutrition during the first 1000 days of the child: Better Health Child”.
The emphasis of the Continued Nutrition Education (CNE)–cum workshop was to lay emphasis on the converging of various agencies namely Department of Social Welfare, Education and Health in disseminating the richness of all the nutrients can be incorporated to make wholesome diet in a daily routine. So that all parameter such as Optimal Breastfeeding, Growth Monitoring, Hygiene and Sanitation, Food Fortification, can be improved under the converging scheme of the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India to have a Holistic approach in maintenance of good health.
The Chief Guest of occasion Sh. B.L Sharma, Secretary Education –cum- Secretary Social Welfare stressed upon that National Nutrition Month is comprehensive approach towards raising nutrition level in the country on a war footing.
The Director Health & Family Welfare, Dr. G. Dewan, congratulated the organizer of the Dietetics Department and India Dietetics Association in taking a lead during their National Nutrition Month far taking ahead the Poshan Abhiyan to the last beneficiary in the chain through inter-mediatory agencies of the Social Welfare, Education and Health Department.
The Chief Dietician, Mrs. Manisha Arora, stressed upon the Dietetics Department and in Govt. / Private sectors under the ages of India Dietetics Association pledge to provide all valuable inputs for the uplift of nutrition status from womb to last stage of life which cover stunting, wasting under Nutrition , anemia , Low blood pressure in children.
Dr. Neeraj Kumar, Consultant Paediatrics, IMA President, Chandigarh, Dr. Harbir Bajwa, Consultant Gynaecologist,(Former Director Health Services, Punjab) , Dr. Ritu Pradhan, Professor Head (Food + Nutrition), Govt. Home Science College, Sector -10, Chandigarh deliberated on various topics covered under the umbrella of National Nutrition Month . The occasion was graced by Mrs Navjot Kaur , Director Social Welfare, Mrs. Madhu Sharma, President , Indian Dietetics Association , Chandigarh Chapter and Dr. Mrs Sunita Malhotra, Vice President, Indian Dietetics Association , Chandigarh Chapter.
