NITI Aayog Launches‘Poshan Gyan’, a Digital Repository on Health & Nutrition Information
- NITI Aayog launched a national digital repository on health and nutrition, called “Poshan Gyan” on April 13, 2021.
- Poshan Gyan has been unveiled by NITI Aayog in partnership with Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Centre for Social and Behaviour Change, Ashoka University.
- The website can be accessed through eh following link: https://poshangyan.niti.gov.in/
Key Features of Poshan Gyan
- The unique feature of the repository is that it has crowdsourcing feature that allows anyone to submit communication material for inclusion on the website, followed by a review by a designated committee.
- Poshan Gyan repository enables search of communication materials on 14 thematic areas of health and nutrition across diverse languages, media types, target audiences and sources.
- Content for the repository has been sourced from the Ministries of Health and Family Welfare and Women and Child Development and developmental organizations.
- The website provides an intuitive interface that means multi-parametric search, multiple downloads at a point in time, easy sharing of materials via social media and easy viewing on any type of smartphone.
- The portal will have a dedicated “Theme of the Month” in line with MoHFW and MoWCD guidelines to promote key topics.
Source: PIB