Health minister Harsh Vardhan released the 5th National Family Health Survey (NFHS) which contains detailed information on population, health and nutrition for India and its states and union territories.
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The results of 17 States and 5 UTs have been released Phase-I. Phase II covering the remaining 12 States and 2 UTs had their fieldwork suspended due to Covid-19, which has been resumed from November and is expected to be completed by May 2021.
Substantial improvement in maternal and child health indicators over NFHS-4 (2015-16) was recorded in the present survey.
The fertility rate has further declined, contraceptive use has increased and unmet need has been reduced in most phase I states.
The survey found considerable improvement in vaccination coverage among children age 12-23 months across all states and UTs.
But malnutrition indicators have worsened, with the proportion of children with stunting rising in 11 out of 18 states for which data was available, of those with wasting going up in 14, and of those with anaemia in 17.
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