UNICEF experts stress rights-based approach to tackling non-communicable diseases among children
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UNICEF health specialists highlighted the necessity of a multi-sectoral, rights-based approach to combat non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in children to prevent poverty exacerbation.
Background
UNICEF specialists Raoul Bermejo and Vivek Virendra Singh emphasized that childhood NCDs are poverty-accentuating conditions. They lauded the Kerala State Commission for Protection of Child Rights for adopting a rights-based framework for early intervention.
Facts for Prelims
- BodyKerala State Commission for Protection of Child Rights: A state-level body focused on child rights.
- FactNCDs: Non-communicable diseases are identified as conditions that can exacerbate poverty if not addressed during formative years.
For Mains
Q. Discuss how a rights-based approach and multi-sectoral intervention can mitigate the cycle of poverty and non-communicable diseases among children in India.
Dimensions to cover in your answer
- Inter-sectoral coordination: Need for integrated health, education, and social welfare policies to address NCD risk factors.
- Socio-economic feedback loop: Addressing the link between chronic childhood illness and the deepening of generational poverty.
- Rights-based framework: Shifting from charity-based healthcare to ensuring child rights to health and nutrition.
Keywords: rights-based approach · non-communicable diseases · multi-sectoral intervention · poverty-accentuating · early intervention
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