Child health improves as severe diarrhoea prevalence falls: NFHS-6

Child health improves as severe diarrhoea prevalence falls: NFHS-6

New Delhi: India has recorded a slight decline in severe diarrhoea cases among children under five years of age, with improved vaccination coverage and better access to safe drinking water contributing to gains in child health, according to the National Family Health Survey-6 (NFHS-6). The prevalence of severe diarrhoea among children under five declined from 0.7 per cent in NFHS-5 to 0.5 per cent in NFHS-6, while coverage of all three doses of …