Half of under-five-year-olds in Sundarbans malnourished

Following a successful launch meeting for the second phase of FHS India, research findings from the first phase were recently taken up and distributed by the Indian Asian News Service (IANS), appearing in a wide range of media outlets.

One such article, which emphasized poor nutrition among children in the Sundarbans, appeared on Yahoo!News India.

The West Bengal Post (570kb), focused instead on a commitment from Dilip Ghosh, West Bengal Family and Healthcare Secretary set up 22 neo-natal units in hospitals around West Bengal.