Odisha government launches 'Tiki Mausi Kuhe' comics to raise awareness about COVID-appropriate nutrition

The Odisha government on Monday launched Tiki Mausi Kuhe comics on COVID appropriate nutrition for scaling up complementary feeding campaign.

The campaign through comics was launched in the presence of the Minister for Women and Child Development Tukuni Sahu. Tiki Mausi will reach out to the community particularly to women, adolescent girls and children effectively to sensitise them about the schemes and programmes of the state.

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Official sources said that Tiki Mausi will remain in the forefront in disseminating key messages on health, nutrition, sanitation, hygiene, women, child safety and on their rights. In the comics, she will be talking about breastfeeding, complementary feeding, nutrition and care during pregnancy, nutrition for adolescents and growth monitoring of children and identification of Severe Acute Malnutrition.