region of the world (Carr, 2004). According to 2008 Global Hunger Index or GHI (India’s Health Report, 2010), India ranks 66 out 88 countries. The calculation is determined by weighted indicators, such as, the proportion of the population that is calorie deficient, prevalence of underweight children under the age of five and mortality rate of children under 5. According to the latest UNICEF report (2010), 5,000 children under the age of five die in India everyday due to preventable causes. Within…
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