Sushil
Manav to participate in UNICEF workshop
SIRSA NEWS
20 December, 2015
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and Videos: Amar Singh Jyani, GS Mann
Eminent senior journalist
Sushil Manav will be attending an important media workshop of UNICEF to be held
in Delhi NCR on 23rd and 24th December 2015.
The Media Workshop on 23rd
will be concurrent to campaign launch for Weekly Iron and Folic Acid
Supplementation Programme (WIFS) by UNICEF's Goodwill Ambassador Priyanka Chopra
& Sh JP Nadha Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare.
Another important workshop for
media will be held on 24th where apart from WIFS, the topic
“Rotavirus vaccine and Routine Immunisation” will be discussed in great
detail. This important vaccine will also be included in the India's national
immunization programme.
Sushil Manav is senior staff
correspondent of 'The Tribune' from Fatehabad and Sirsa districts since last several years
but he has been assigned several times to report sensitive and important news of areas beyond these two districts.
Mr Manav is the only media
person chosen from this region to participate in this important UNICEF workshop, he being a life science graduate with additional education in the fields of Pharmaceuticals, English, Law, Journalism & Mass Communication. He has sound
knowledge and understanding of these fields. During previous launch of WIFS
which was suspended due to various controversies, Manav had extensively reported
the WIFS, and supplemented each story with correct scientific information. Mr
Manav is known for his indepth research into every story especially pertaining to
the fields of medicine, agriculture, science and law.
Importance of WIFS: India has the largest number
of adolescents aged 10-19 years in the world - 253 million out of 1.2 billion.
This age group referred as adolescents - comprise one-fifth of India’s
population and are key drivers of India’s future economic growth. However, 56
per cent of girls and 30 per cent of boys in the age group of 15-19 years in
India suffer from anaemia (NFHS-3). This means that 1 out of 2 young girls and
1 out of 3 young boys are anaemic. Adolescent marriage and
pregnancy is highly prevalent in India, particularly in rural areas. Anaemia
has an intergenerational impact on the cycle of poverty. Anaemia during
pregnancy increases the risk or mortality and illness for the mother as well as
the new born. Children born to anaemic mothers often have low reserves of iron
which if remains unchecked have further implications on their growth and
development. In response to the problem, the Ministry of Health and Family
Welfare, Government of India launched Weekly Iron & Folic Acid
Supplementation (WIFS) Programme in 2012 with the aim to reduce the prevalence
and severity of nutritional anaemia in adolescent population (10-19 years). The
target for WIFS is adolescent girls and boys in government/ government aided/
municipal schools, between classes 6 to 12 and out of school adolescent girls.
Inclusion of media workshop
this time by UNICEF is a prudent step to disseminate correct information to the masses effectively.
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