Stunted Growth

Explained | How is India planning to end child marriage? – The Hindu
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Explained | How is India planning to end child marriage? – The Hindu

The story so far: The steering committee of a global programme to end child marriage is on a visit to India to witness state interventions which have helped reduce the prevalence of child marriage. The visit by the UNFPA-UNICEF Global Programme to End Child Marriage team is in view of an estimated increase in number…

Suppress child marriages to prevent stunting prevalence: Minister – ANTARA News
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Suppress child marriages to prevent stunting prevalence: Minister – ANTARA News

Pulang Pisau, C Kalimantan (ANTARA) – Suppressing child marriages would help in reducing the prevalence of stunting, according to Minister of Women’s Empowerment and Child Protection Bintang Puspayoga. “Child marriage is the cause of stunted growth. Hence, we must avoid it at all cost,” Puspayoga stated during the declaration of stunting growth-free women-friendly and child-caring…