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Our approach to prevent and cure fungal infection
WORkFORCE nutRitiOn
3279 650+ PROGRAmmE
PeoPle Women engaged In
surveYed PreventIve aPProacH the wellbeing of individuals and communities as a garden communities of Borjan and nahartoli tea
whole lies in their intake of nutrition. Irrespective estates in upper assam. the programme attempts
of the urban and rural divide, changing lifestyle has to introduce kitchen gardening and promotes
PeoPle dIagnosed WItH impacted the nutrition practices of communities adoption of cooking practices which has the
800+ Fungal InFectIons adversely. communities can achieve better health potential to impact nutrition intake positively.
as well as reduced expenditures in healthcare different stakeholders of the community are being
Women reacHed WItH by adopting better nutrition practices. aPPl sensitized and empowered to be practitioners of
750+ curatIve treatment Foundation in collaboration with gaIn and neads nutrition promoting practices in the communities.
has initiated a nutrition programme in the tea
We promote adoption of nutrition
related good practices
Fruit saplings planted at each tea
garden worker community
kitchen gardens
developed in the communities
Home-based inter personal
trainings being conducted
Awareness sessions held at community
level to inculcate adoption of good
practices related to nutrition
One to one interaction with the women to learn about
their problems has helped in framing the preventive
and curative measures adopted in the 3 F programme Progress and ImPact rePort 2018-19 57
