CHILD DEVELOPMENT IN INDIA: AN OVERVIEW OF CHILD HEALTH
Abstract
India being home to the youngest population of the world needs to take utmost care of its future citizens for harnessing the benefits of demographic dividend. It specifically needs to invest in child health so that its future can be secured by physically and mentally fit citizens who are not a burden on the nation but act as a catalyst of change. Health and Education are two prime indicators of child development. Of these two, health comes first. As said healthy mind resides in healthy body. Only healthy child is able to grasp, understand and analyse the things he/she learns at school. Hence it is fundamental duty of state to ensure that its children are healthy and fully developed- physically, mentally, psychologically and emotionally. Given India’s resource crunch and mass level ignorance, children who are already vulnerable, are left to deplorable conditions as far as health is concerned. India is home to highest malnourished children in the world. Children have to face numerous health issues like stunting, underweight, felling pray to deadly diseases and infections like Choleras, Diarrhoea, HIV etc. It is high time when India proclaiming its position as one of the upcoming superpower in the world, needs to have a deeper overview of its children’s health and development. This paper aims at understanding the health scenario of Indian children, their various health issues, its causes, results and suggest some suitable remedies for the same so that country can have healthy and happy children.
Keywords:Child, Development, Health, Nutrition, Diseases, Malnourishment
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