As a part of National Nutrition Week 2017, Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Applied Science, MRIU organized a one-day seminar on ‘Child Health’ at the university campus on 6th September 2017.

The aim of the seminar was to understand the burden of malnutrition and its consequences in children. Feasible preventive measures towards achieving sustainable health and nutritional well-being of children were discussed, thereby reinforcing the importance of nutrition in children for national development. The seminar had three sessions spread over a day and chaired by three speakers namely Dr. A. Mukherjee and Dr. Sanjeev Dutta, Senior Consultant, Department of Pediatrics, Fortis Hospital, Faridabad.