Community Efforts, Regular Monitoring and Active Family Participation Helped the Young Girl Overcome Malnutrition
Published on: September 02, 2026
By: BTNI
Location: Rajnandgaon, India
Continuous efforts at the community level for the management of malnutrition are bringing positive changes in the nutritional status of children across the district. Young Yaakshi Pal, a resident of Boirdih village, is one such example, having successfully overcome malnutrition and reached the normal nutrition category.
Yaakshi is the daughter of Lakshmi Pal and Surya Prakash Pal. During her initial nutritional assessment, she was identified under the category of Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM). At that time, her weight was recorded at 4.9 kilograms, while her height was 65 centimetres.
Due to the family’s financial circumstances and the parents’ daily work commitments, Yaakshi’s care was primarily being managed by her grandparents, Umashankar and Geeta.
To improve her nutritional status, Yaakshi was linked to the community-level Severe Malnutrition Management Programme. Under the programme, her weight and height were measured regularly, along with follow-up, additional take-home rations and nutritional counselling.
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The Anganwadi worker continuously guided the family on providing adequate and diverse food according to the child’s age, appropriate quantity and frequency of meals, as well as better care practices.
The family also followed the nutritional advice and paid special attention to Yaakshi’s diet and care. Regular monitoring and the family’s active participation resulted in continuous improvement in her health and nutritional status.
Today, Yaakshi’s weight has reached 7 kilograms, while her height is 70 centimetres. She has successfully moved out of the malnutrition category and reached the normal nutrition category.
Yaakshi’s recovery was made possible through timely identification of malnutrition, regular monitoring, appropriate nutritional counselling, supplementary nutrition and active family participation.
