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Village Urumulu, Araku Block, Dist. Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, INDIA..Jogama Majala, an aganwadi worker distribute folic acid supplements to pregnant women inside the Anganwadi centre. In an area where literacy levels are a mere 20% (in females), Sus
Village Urumulu, Araku Block, Dist. Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, INDIA..Jogama Majala, an aganwadi worker distribute folic acid supplements to pregnant women inside the Anganwadi centre. In an area where literacy levels are a mere 20% (in females), Sus

Village Urumulu, Araku Block, Dist. Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, INDIA..Jogama Majala, an aganwadi worker distribute folic acid supplements to pregnant women inside the Anganwadi centre. In an area where literacy levels are a mere 20% (in females), Susheela is grateful that she was approached by Jogama Majala, an aganwadi worker who is also a teacher in the village school about the free meal scheme and the medical benefits for the mother and her child. The One Full Meal is a state government programme that aims at improving the nutrient intake of pregnant women and breastfeeding mothers and reducing the prevalence and severity of maternal anemia. The programme reaches over 350,000 pregnant women and breastfeeding mothers across some 26,000 anganwadi centres (about 30 per cent of ICDS projects in state) located in villages where malnutrition rates are high. Some 7,600 (29 per cent) of these anganwadi centres are located in hard to reach Adivasi villages. UNICEF aids this ICDS programme with training officials, development and capacity building in aganwadis.One Full Meal entitles pregnant women and breastfeeding mothers to receive a free nutritious meal every day between 11 am and 2 pm at the village anganwadi centre 25 days per month. The hot-cooked meal - prepared daily by the anganwadi helper - contains 125 grams of cereal, 30 grams of pulses, 50 grams of green leafy vegetables, 50 grams of egg and 200 ml of milk, and provides 1052 kilocalories, 33 grams of protein, and about 500 mg of calcium (i.e. about 40 per cent of the daily requirement of these nutrients). After the meal, the women who participate in the programme receive on-the-spot iron and folic acid supplements for the control of iron deficiency and anemia, are counseled by the anganwadi worker on how to improve their dietary intake and nutrition, and are encouraged to use the services provided at the monthly Village Health and Nutrition Day. The anganwadi worker keeps a record of the women who are enrolled in the programme, the services they receive, the weight they gain during pregnancy and the weight of their children at birth.........
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Sets appears in:   • Dhiraj Singh's Coverage with Indigenous people in Chhattisgarh    • Dhiraj Singh's coverage on Nutrition in Andhra Pradesh   
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