NUTRITION

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The project would support: (i) a system of nutrition surveillance for children aged 6-36 months in six Districts of Tamil Nadu; (ii) a selective program of food supplementation to counter or avert energy-protein malnutrition in children in the target group as well as pregnant and nursing women, combined with a supplementation program to protect against Vitamin A deficiency and iron deficiency anemia; (iii) an expansion in the scope and coverage fo rural health services in the project area, with particular attention to improved maternal and child health care; (iv) combined mass media and face-to-face communications efforts to improve food habits and child care practices among the target population; and (v) studies, surveys and analysis of the impact of project activities and their relationship to other nutrition and health programs in the State.