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Odisha faresbetter than India in Exclusive Breastfeeding

By Odisha News Online Aug 2, 2024 88

By Our Correspondent Bhubaneswar, Aug 2 : On the occasion of World Breastfeeding Week, the Directorate of Family Welfare and UNICEF informed that in Odisha, as per NFHS-5, 68.5% of infants are breastfed within the first hour of birth, which is significantly higher than the national average of 41.8%. The rate of exclusive breastfeeding for […]Continue Reading

UNICEF India Celebrity Advocate Kareena Kapoor Khan promotes reading and foundational learning for young children

By Odisha News Online Mar 26, 2023 194

By Nirmal Saxena Mumbai, March 25: Bollywood star and UNICEF India Celebrity Advocate Kareena Kapoor Khan on March 25 visited Mitha Nagar Municipal School in Goregaon (West), Mumbai, to promote foundational learning (in early grades)and to support the #EveryChildReadingMovement in the state that will be launched in April 2023. In her interaction with teachers and Continue Reading

UNICEF, DoW dept of Odisha govt organize Ideation & Achievement sharing sessions with youth on pani, swachta & climate change

By Odisha News Online Nov 30, 2022 246

By Nalini Sahu Bhubaneswar,Nov 30: Department of Water Resources Odisha and UNICEF conducted a one-day event with youth of Youth4Water on ‘Meet & Greet: Connect + Network + Collaborate: Ideation and achievement sharing session with youth on pani, swachta & climate change’ with 30 youths of Odisha, on 29th November 2022 at Rajiv Bhawan, Bhubaneswar. […]Continue Reading