MANGALORE: Even with target-specific interventions, members of Koraga community in Dakshina Kannada district are not exactly in the pink of health.In 2009, close on the heels of a survey revealing that 90 per cent of the community's women in particular are highly anaemic, Integrated Tribal Development Project (ITDP) begun the free supply of nutritious food for four months beginning this June.When the overall health showed signs of improvement Dakshina Kannada deputy commissioner had endorsed a proposal to extend the supply of nutritious food, comprising of 30 eggs, three kg of green gram, two kg pulses, oil (one litre) and two kg jaggery, from four to six months.But, there is no sign of the scheme resuming this year in DK district. Deputy Commissioner NS Chennappa Gowda chairing the primitive tribal groups development committee meeting, had directed ITDP to expedite the process of identifying contractors for supplying nutritious food. Asha, a health worker, told Express that with the scheme meandering from its objective, cases of malnutrition and other contagious diseases were on the rise.DK Reproductive and Child Health (RCH) Officer Dr M Rukmini says unhygienic surroundings and lack of toilets in colonies have made them vulnerable to diseases. Lack of involvement of members in health care issues also has contributed to the high mortality in the community, a member of the committee informs.
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