UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, Actress Priyanka Chopra Emphasizes The Need To Fight Anemia
One out of two young girls and one out of three young boys in India are anemic. Anemia is a serious health problem not only in rural but also in urban areas.
One out of two young girls and one out of three young boys in India are anemic. Anemia is a serious health problem not only in rural but also in urban areas.
‘Weekly Iron and Folic Acid Supplementation (WIFS) Program will provide supervised IFA tablets to young boys and girls for preventing anemia.’
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Health minister JP Nadda, called it as the world’s largest public health program and stressed on stepping up efforts to make adolescent girls especially under their Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram scheme, that targets health and development in adolescents.Anemia is caused by iron deficiency and it affects 56% of adolescent girls and 30 % of adolescent boys in India. Therefore, targeting this high-risk group, ministry will provide weekly supervised IFA tablets to in-school boys and girls. It will also provide biannual albendazole tablets for helminth control to out-of-school girls for prevention of anemia.
The program is being implemented across the country in both rural and urban areas, covering government, government aided schools, municipal schools and Anganwadi centers. It aims to cover a total of 11.2 crore beneficiaries including 8.4 crore in-school and 2.8 crore out-of-school beneficiaries.
Patients in India With Sickle Cell Anemia Suffer Due To Insufficient Healthcare Services
Sickle cell anemia is a hereditary blood disorder, characterized by an abnormality in the oxygen-carrying hemoglobin molecule in red blood cells.
Sickle cell anemia is a hereditary blood disorder, characterized by an abnormality in the oxygen-carrying hemoglobin molecule in red blood cells.
Newly Established Link Between Anemia and Mild Cognitive Impairment
In a large population-based study in Germany, researchers found that participants with anemia showed lower performances in verbal memory and executive functions.
In a large population-based study in Germany, researchers found that participants with anemia showed lower performances in verbal memory and executive functions.
Indian-American Couple to Raise Funds for Sickle Cell Anemia Research
The proceeds of the event will go to benefit Sickle Cell research at organizations like University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Medical Center.
The proceeds of the event will go to benefit Sickle Cell research at organizations like University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Medical Center.
