Abstract
The research reported upon here examines the functioning of NGOs and their role in combating nutritional and health problems prevalent among children, adolescents and women in three states of Northern India i.e., Delhi, Haryana and Rajasthan. The NGOs also dealt with other related areas to supplement and complement their main focus on health and nutrition. However, not many of them were involved in tackling endemic and emerging diseases like jaundice, TB, malaria, dengue and HIV/AIDS/STD. These should be given more emphasis. It was found also that there is no proper mechanism for obtaining and analysing information on health and nutritional services provided by voluntary organisations. Each State should have district-wise data-base on nutritional and health services provided by NGOs. Lack of coordination / support from govt. departments, and inadequacy / untimely release of budgets were among the other problems cited.
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