Adivasi children die in Madhya Pradesh amid poor vaccination and hunger
- At least 25 Adivasi children have died since May in Balaghat’s remote villages amid a measles-malaria outbreak.
- Poor vaccination coverage allowed measles to spread, with many children reportedly missing one or both vaccine doses.
- Malnutrition made the infections more dangerous, with every third child under five in Balaghat reported to be underweight.
- Take-home rations for young children stopped in March after the Madhya Pradesh government failed to pay food suppliers.
Source: scroll.in
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