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As you may know, I am passionate about maternal and child health. I really hope you can sponsor me to raise money for this exceptional reliable charity.
I will be fasting (24 hours) from 9pm 8th July to 9pm 9th July 2008
You may have heard recent reports about the rising prices of staples such as rice and wheat. There has been a warning given by the President of World Bank that this will push many countries to food riots and of course lead to more malnutrition in children.
Many of my CINI colleagues in Kolkata, have complained about the rise in the price of wheat, rice, legumes (dal) and cooking oil, the basic food of the poor, by almost 30 to 40 %, as compared to last year. This is having a profound impact on the families with which we work.
It means that the poor are cutting down on other vital expenses such as education and clothes. And the poorest will eventually have to cut down on food intake. This deficit of calories and protein during pregnancy and early childhood will have grave consequences. We expect to see a rise in morbidity which will translate to frequent bouts of common illnesses such as diarrhoea and respiratory infections in children as the malnutrition levels rise.
We will keep a watch on whether our mother and child health clinic attendance increases along with admissions at the Nutrition Rehabilitation Centre and Emergency Ward over the next few months. Unfortunately the high morbidity season, which is from May to August, is already with us and we normally expect more attendance during this period.
We will promote our low cost nutritious food, CINI NUTRIMIX which is available at the subsidised price of 5 rupees [less than 1p] per packet of 500g, (one third of the real market price) and provides a week's supplement of calories and protein to children below 5 years or pregnant women, as well as continuing to teach mothers how to make this at home.
I do hope you will be able to continue your support through the difficult period we expect to face over the coming months.
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