A child’s upper arm is measured at an Anganwadi centre in the village of Baggad, in Madhya Pradesh’s Dhar district, India in May 2013. This is a quick and simple way to check if a child is severely underweight as they have a 10-30 percent chance of death without treatment.

First published in the October 18, 2019, 9:04 p.m. edition

Go to the DailySource front page