It is very important part of every human being to
protect their child and themselves from disease. Children have less immunity power as compare to their
parents. Children’s can easily effected by any kind of virus in the atmosphere.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO) globally, 30% of children
under five are estimated to be stunted and 18% have low weight-for-height, and
43 million children are overweight . Nearly nine million children die every
year from preventable diseases and infections: the largest killer being
Diarrhoea disease. There are over 2 billion cases of diarrhoea disease every
year and is the leading cause of malnutrition amongst children under five.
In India 84% of all health care expenditure is out of pocket. This
places a great number of families at risk of falling into poverty due to high
health expenses. Millions of children are at risk of becoming malnourished.
Every third child in India is malnourished . Discrimination in food based
schemes and in society in general leads to starvation deaths among women and
children of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. Muslim children have the
highest rate of stunting and second highest rate of being underweight. There
are almost no services or programmes for children with mental health issues.
India has one of the poorest health records in the world with the
highest TB prevalence, every three out of four children have anaemia, and polio
eradication is actually backsliding. With varying social sector budgets, health
indicators differ greatly across the country. Kerala is best off with only 21%
stunted children. Uttar Pradesh has the worst record with 46% of the children
being underdeveloped. Girls are at a higher risk of not being able to access
health care. The mental health budget remains at 1% of the total health budget.
According to UNICEF India
over two million children die every year from preventable diseases. IMR in
India is 63 deaths for every 1000 live births. Of these 47% of the deaths occur
within the first week after birth. Measles is the largest cause of death among
children which can be prevented by a vaccine. Tetanus in newborns remains a
major problem Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, West Bengal, and Assam.
Breastfeeding is the first crucial step to ensuring good health in
infants. According to NFHS-3 data 24.5% of new mothers initiated breastfeeding
in the hour after birth, 46.4% breastfed exclusively the first six months and
56.7% nursed beyond six months with the introduction of complementary food.
This results in more than 50% the child population below five being
underweight. 44.9% of the children under three are stunted and 22.9% of children under three are wasted.
Less than 50% of children receive full immunization during infancy. This number
has been dropping significantly over the years indicating a problem with the
universal immunization program.
Supriya MACJ
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