In countries like India, that call could become a tool to aggravate an already tense political situation and stress already undernourished populations.
In addition to those children who are chronically undernourished, almost 5 million children under the age of 5 die of malnutrition-related causes every year.
The latest case was found in a northwest province and involved an 18-month-old boy reported to be undernourished, the Health Ministry said in a statement.