The First 1000 days of Life: Evidence and Recommendations

Co-hosted by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health India Research Center, Project SANCHAR and The Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute at Harvard University, the event will address various topics surrounding nutrition and its progress in India. We are taking this opportunity to bring in subject and policy experts to gain an insight into the research and data around maternal and child nutrition, the progress of POSHAN Abhiyaan, the lessons learnt during implementation, and recommendations going forward.

Panellists include:
1. Dr R Hemalatha, Director, ICMR-National Institute of Nutrition
2. Ms Mini Varghese, Country Director, Nutrition International India
3. Dr Pooja Sehgal, Country Lead, Health and Nutrition Comms, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation India
4. Dr S.V. Subramanian, Professor of Population Health and Geography, Harvard University

Moderated by Dr K Viswanath, Lee Kum Kee Professor of Health Communications at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Faculty Director, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health – India Research Center.