Dalit, tribal women among worst victims of India’s hunger crisis
Al Jazeera
While 60 percent Indian women are anaemic as they eat last and the least, rising hunger hits the marginalised most.
Kalahandi, India – On September 3, Ranjita Majhi, a 33-year-old Kui speaking Khond woman in the eastern Indian state of Odisha, gave birth to a baby boy.
She was elated as she had taken a 30,000 rupees ($400) loan for the delivery. Since she was severely anaemic, her health complications prevented a normal delivery.
As a result, Majhi had to travel 60km (37 miles) to a government hospital in Bhawanipatna district, where she had a caesarean section.
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