India’s Fight against Anaemia: Nourish, Prevent, Protect

India’s Fight against Anaemia: Nourish, Prevent, Protect

·         67.1% of children and 59.1% of adolescent girls in India are anaemic (NFHS-5). ·         3 in 4 Indian women have low dietary iron intake. ·         Anemia Mukt Bharat (uses a 6x6x6 strategy: 6 interventions, 6 target groups of beneficiaries, and 6 institutional mechanisms. ·         15.4 crore children/adolescents received Iron and Folic Acid supplements in Q2 FY 2024-25. ·         Digital tools track real-time anaemia screening and s…

Why is anaemia on the rise in India?

A 54-year-old woman in Mumbai had suffered fatigue, weakness and shortness of breath for several months. She appeared pale and her skin had a slight yellowish discolouration.“Laboratory tests showed she was anaemic, her haemoglobin was 8.3 g/dL, which is below 12.0 gm/dL, the lower limit of the normal range for women, but her serum iron level was normal as were her vitals, so we had to consider other causes of anaemia,” the treating doctor Bhare…