Background
Malnutrition, deaths, infections, malnutrition
MALNUTRITION, WASTED, INFECTIONS, MALNUTRITION
The nutritional status of children is one of the known indicators for the economic development of a country [Globally, malnutrition is the single cause of nearly 45% of all deaths among under-five children, which accounts for the loss of roughly three million lives of children in a year. Due to malnutrition, the danger of children dying of common infections has intensified. Malnutrition increases the severity and recurring incidence of such common infections. It also slows down the healing process considerably, hence making recovery a difficult process [In India, malnutrition is still soaring. In the third and fourth National Health Surveys, the ministry recounted the trends of malnutrition. The third National Survey (2005–06) found 42.5% of under-fives in India to be underweight, 26.2% wasted and 48% stunted [In India, to achieve the target of reducing malnutrition, many more nutritional programs were implemented and some programs are still in progress, but the burden of under-nutrition in children has not been reduced significantly. For severe acute malnutrition, the WHO recommended home-based management with Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) [Numerous government projects have been implemented over the years such as the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS), the National Health Mission, the Janani Suraksha Yojana, the Matritva Sahyog Yojana, the Mid-Day Meal Scheme, and the National Food Security Mission, etc. aimed at improving the nutritional status of the country [