Explanation:

It has a steady linkage with ICDS that identifies and refers severely malnourished children in the community.

Children are admitted in NRC as per the defined admission criteria adopted in line with IAP 2006 and new WHO 2009 recommendations and provided with medical and nutritional therapeutic care. Once discharged from the NRC, the child continues to be in the Nutrition Rehabilitation program till she/he attains the defined discharge criteria from the program. In addition to curative care special focus is given on timely, adequate and appropriate feeding for children; and on improving the skills of mothers and caregivers on complete age appropriate caring and feeding practices. In addition, efforts are made to build the capacity of mothers/caregivers through counselling and support to identify the nutrition and health problems in their child. NRCs are essentially set up in district hospital campus and Community Health Centers with NRC ward of bed strength of 20 or 10, a kitchen with proper cooking and feed demonstration space and attached toilets/bathrooms.