Shillong, September 01: As part of the National Nutrition Week celebration 2016, Shri H. M. Shangpliang, Director of Social Welfare today inaugurated the State Level Workshop on the theme “Live Cycle Approach for Better Nutrition” at Don Bosco Youth Centre, Shillong.
The programme was organized by the Community Food & Nutrition Extension Unit (CFNEU), Ministry of Women and Child Development, Shillong in collaboration with Department of Social Welfare, Government of Meghalaya.
The programme was also attended by Dr. A. S. Guha, Regional Director, IGNOU, Shillong, Shri S. Bihari Singh, Demonstration Officer, CFNEU, Shillong, Shri L. M. Momin, Assistant Director, Social Welfare, officers from Social Welfare and Health department, Lady supervisors, Anganwadi Workers, teachers and students from various colleges.
Speaking on the occasion, Shri Shangpliang said that the main objective of the celebration is to make people aware about the importance of nutrition for health which has an impact on development, productivity and economic growth.
To reduce malnutrition, Shri Shangpliang said the Social Welfare department through 5896 Anganwadi Centres, which is a community based outreach programmes provides supplementary nutrition to children and pregnant and nursing mothers and adolescent girls of low income group to improve health and nutritional status.
He also urged the field workers to be pro active and take extra care for the malnourished child who tends to have lower IQ and impaired cognitive ability thus affecting their performance in school and productivity in their later life.
The day long programme includes presentation on the topics “Live Cycle Approach for Better Nutrition”, “Role of Education, Prevention, Control and the Management of Life Style Diseases for Better Nutrition” and “Importance and the Significance of Nutritional Intervention Approaches and Techniques During Early Childhood and Late Childhood”.
