UNICEF - 70 pc children in TN are anaemic: Survey
Chennai DESPITE various schemes and programmes being offered to improve nutrition and child well-being, the National Family Health Survey III conducted in 2005-06 has revealed startling statistics about the level of child nutrition in the State.Over 70 per cent of children in the State aged between six months and three years are anaemic. Their mothers are not doing any better: over half of all married women are also anaemic.