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    COVID-19: ITS IMPACT ON CHILDREN
    (Child Rights and You (CRY), 2020) CRY, Child Rights and You
    In the current situation of COVID, it is also observed that because of the imposition of lockdown worldwide, the economic growth has come to a standstill. Children today may not be the face of this pandemic, but they are at high risk becoming its biggest victims. The pandemic is having a profound effect on the wellbeing of children across all ages, and socio-economic backgrounds. This is a universal crisis and, for some children, the impact will be lifelong. Moreover, the harmful effects of this pandemic will not be distributed equally. They are expected to be most damaging for children in the poorest communities, and in the poorest neighbourhoods, and for those in already disadvantaged or vulnerable situations. The COVID-19 pandemic presents the greatest test that the world has faced since the Second World War and the formation of the United Nations5. There are two identified ways through which COVID is impacting the lives children
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    Impact of COVID-19 on Child Nutrition in India: What are the Budgetary Implications?
    (Child Rights and You (CRY), 2020) Ambast, Shruti; Kundu, Protiva; Sonawane, Shivani
    The most crucial time to meet a child's nutritional requirements is the rst 1,000 days of life, through pregnancy and infancy. Poor nutrition during this period leaves children with lifelong impairment in physical and mental development. Therefore, investing in nutrition is the key to secure a country's future generation. India's policy framework includes many proven nutrition interventions. In 2015, India committed to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) of zero hunger. As a step towards meeting the targets by 2030, the Government of India launched the Prime Minister's Overarching Scheme for Holistic Nutrition (POSHAN) Abhiyan in 2017. Targets were set to reduce stunting, under-nutrition and low birth weight by two per cent each and anaemia by three per cent by 2022. Unfortunately, COVID-19 has increased the risk factors for child malnutrition in India. With the disruption of Anganwadi services and Mid-Day Meal (MDM), a large number of children no longer have access to regular, nutritious meals. The overburdening of health systems has impaired service delivery of critical health and nutrition interventions for children. Finally, the economic impact of the pandemic has reduced the frequency and quality of meals consumed by households.
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    An in-depth study on neonatal health in three districts of Uttar Pradesh
    (Child Rights and You (CRY), 2020) Parveen, Shaila; Pradhan, Pramod Kumar; Saket Suman, Saket; Kumar, Nikhil
    The first 28 days of life (the neonatal period) is the most vulnerable time for a child’s survival. Children face the highest risk of dying in their first month of life (UNICEF, 2018). The Right to Life as enshrined in Article 21 of the Indian Constitution, and the United Nations Conventions on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) is a Fundamental Right, and Goal 3 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) states that by 2030, the aim is to end prevent-able deaths of newborns and children under five years of age, and reduce neonatal mortality rate (NMR) to at least as low as 12 per 1,000 live births and under-5 mortality to at least as low as 25 per 1,000 live births. In the National Plan of Action (NPA) 2016, India has committed to reducing neonatal mortality to 21 by 2021. India currently contributes to one-fifth of global live births and more than a quarter of neonatal deaths. In India, the NMR stood at 23 deaths per thousand live births in 2018 (SRS 2018). Around 72 percent of total infant deaths and more than half of under-five deaths fall in the neonatal period; deaths in the first week alone account for 55 percent of total infant deaths (SRS 2018). The latest round of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-IV) 2015-16 indicates that only 24 percent of children received a health check-up from a qualified medical personnel within 2 days of birth, and that less than 3 percent of children born at home were taken to a health facility for check-up within 24 hours of birth. The causes, drivers and determinants of these occurrences are myriad and multifaceted which includes infrastructure gaps, parental education and non-optimal health seeking behaviours along with other socio-economic drivers. There are medical causes also of neonatal deaths like prematurity and low birth weight, birth asphyxia, etc. Over the years, consistent efforts to address the above issues have been made by both the State and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs). While the steps taken to reduce mortality have shown some positive trends over the last few decades, India still has a higher neonatal mortality rate compared to the world average. The state of Uttar Pradesh has one of the highest neonatal mortality rates in the country with 32 deaths for every 1000 live births (SRS 2018). The rural-urban differential in the state is also one of the highest in the country with rural areas witnessing 34 deaths for every 1000 live births and urban areas re-cording 21 deaths for every 1000 live births in the neonatal period. In Uttar Pradesh, CRY- Child Rights and You, recognising the pressing need for improving the maternal and child health, has a range of holistic interventions both at the system and the community levels in the grass-roots, through a host of measures. The CRY experience shows that the issue of infant and neonatal deaths is complex with a cluster of interlinked drivers and a need was felt for the study to further explore the socio- cul-tural determinants and different health aspects of the occurrence. The study findings will guide CRY and other civil society organisations’ (CSOs) endeavours to address issues related to neonatal health and mortality in Uttar Pradesh and also strengthen the policy dialogue with different stakeholders including policy makers and influencers at different forums.
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    Mapping of Institutions and Fund Flow Architecture of Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram (RKSK) for Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh
    (Child Rights and You (CRY), 2020) Kundu, Protiva
    Adolescence represents a unique period in the life cycle, a transitional phase between childhood and adulthood. India is home to 25 crore adolescent children of age (10-19) years which constitute 22 per cent of India's population. With a view to address the health and development needs of this age group, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in 2014 launched the Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram (RKSK). RKSK has been developed to strengthen the adolescent component of the 1 RMNCH+A strategy under National Health Mission (NHM).
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    Mapping of Institutions and Fund Flow Architecture of Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram (RKSK) for Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh
    (Child Rights and You (CRY), 2020) Kundu, Protiva
    Adolescents are the young people aged between 10 to 19 years. This is a phase when children of this age witness various physical, physiological and behavioural changes. However, most of the young and growing children have poor knowledge and lack of awareness about these changes that occurs during adolescence and the ill health affecting them. India is home to 25 crore adolescent children which constitute 22 per cent of India's population. With a view to address the health and development needs of this age group, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in 2014 launched the Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram (RKSK). RKSK has been developed to strengthen the adolescent component of 1 the RMNCH+A strategy under National Health Mission (NHM).
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    RAPID ONLINE PERCEPTION STUDY ABOUT THE EFFECTS OF COVID-19 ON CHILDRENCHILD
    (Child Rights and You (CRY), 2020-05) Mahara, Priti; Jayaram, Veena; Ghosh, Shreya; Sharma, Varun; Pande, Nupur; Mannan, Libza
    The pandemic that the world is currently facing due to the spread of COVID–19 (popularly known as Corona Virus) is demanding unprecedented measures and resources from all over the world. The COVID-19 threat has currently spread to more than 200 nations, which collectively have more than 3.7 million confirmed cases reported (WHO, 2020). To control the contagion and the spread of the virus, most of the nations in the world have imposed lockdown1 measure to contain the infection and keep the populace safe.