Dr. Raj Bhandari on Outlook Poshan 2.0 #ReachEachChild initiative launched by Outlook and Reckitt

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00:00 What is the role of Bihan in improving nutrition outcomes?

00:05 Bihan is a holistic and overarching flagship program of Government of India,

00:12 which aims at improving nutrition outcomes.

00:15 The program comprises of nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive interventions.

00:21 Nutrition-sensitive interventions help in stabilizing the nutrition-specific interventions.

00:30 The sensitive interventions would include education, health, immunization, agriculture, water, sanitation,

00:41 and a whole lot of interventions which help in social and behavior change communication.

00:48 So this is aimed at reaching the last mile connectivity with all children, pregnant women, and lactating women.

00:57 Dietary diversity is a very important thing in improving the nutrition outcomes.

01:04 It has been recorded that only one in seven child receives a minimum acceptable diet,

01:10 which means both in terms of nutrition adequacy and frequency.

01:16 So there are eight to nine food groups, and it would be important to include at least five to six food groups in the diet.

01:25 And for that, I recommend that the cereals should also contain the millets,

01:33 which are very rich in nutrition and powerhouse of nutrition, and they are rich in micronutrients.

01:40 Apart from that, pulses, legumes, milk products, animal protein, and protective foods like fruits and vegetables, all these are important.

01:52 The theme that has been given by WHO for this year is One Health, One Planet.

01:59 It is important that until everybody is safe, nobody is safe.

02:05 The planet has to survive, and for that it is important that we maintain the external ecosystem,

02:14 that is the forests and animal habitat, and also at the same time protect ourselves.

02:23 COVID showed us that the transmission of virus from animals to human beings happened,

02:32 and therefore we have to keep up our immunity levels.

02:37 And for that, I strongly recommend that millets are a powerhouse of nutrition,

02:43 and the micronutrients, which basically are immune nutrients also,

02:49 they help a long way in keeping us in a healthy state so that we do not fall a victim for various diseases.

03:00 The government of India in 2018 declared millets as nutricereals, and they also made a national millet mission.

03:12 After that, in the UN General Assembly, millet's proposal was moved by India, and it was supported by 60 countries,

03:24 and FAO has now declared 2023 as the International Year of Millets.

03:32 The program that RAKIT is running, Reach Each Child, it has the importance of 1000 days,

03:40 which is paramount, and it is targeted during this period.

03:46 The idea is that while we are promoting breastfeeding, exclusive breastfeeding, and timely complementary feeding,

03:56 it is also the mandate that dietary diversity in the form of having energy-rich food,

04:06 having micronutrient-rich food, having protective foods like vegetables and fruits,

04:15 they have also started with kitchen gardens in the households and also in the Anganwadis.

04:23 And these have proven to be a very good success in driving the hot cooked meal program,

04:33 and also bringing about a social and behavior change, including community mobilization,

04:42 so that people adopt the dietary diversity.

04:47 Outlook Potion 2.0 is a very ambitious program, which has been launched by Outlook to improve the last mile connectivity,

04:59 and reaching the unreached.

05:02 There are large number of children and nomadic tribes who are living on the fringes,

05:10 and it is very important that such an effort, which has been taken by Outlook Potion 2.0, will certainly bridge that gap.

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