Tata MF to help pregnant women of tribal community overcome malnutrition

Tata Mutual Fund has launched ‘Project Janani’ that aims to nurture tribal women of Mokhada town in Palghar district during pregnancy.

The initiative will help pregnant women overcome malnutrition. The fund house will provide nutritional supplements to expecting mothers and create awareness on malnutrition among women.

In a press release, Prathit Bhobe, CEO & MD, Tata MF said, “India grapples with high rates of malnutrition among children, low birth weight infants, anemia in children and women and other critical micronutrient deficiencies. The problem of malnutrition contributes to 55% of child mortality, which has been stagnating. In our bid to address the alarming issue, we have partnered with Impact India Foundation under 'Project Janani', a 40-year-old institution for this community health initiative. Our endeavour is to ensure continued availability of nutritional resources and support strategies to anchor local communities and institutions to sustain positive impact of the project for long term basis.”