Have you got your child checked for anaemia? A recent study on family healthy, carried out by the National Family Health Survey suggests that 80 per cent children in Gujarat are anaemic. Gujarat ranks 12th among 19 states with 80 per cent children anaemic, especially those aged between 6 months and 3 years. Gujarat has also got the dubious distinction of having one of the highest infant mortality rate. This is the third survey by NFHS since it conducted its first in 1992. NFHS-3, conducted by the ministry of health and family welfare, provides information on population, health and nutritional status in India and each of its 29 states. According to the survey, Gujarat has made very slim progress where improving children's health is concerned. The survey says that 47 per cent of children, below the age of 3, in Gujarat are underweight, which is only one per cent better than the NFHS-1 (1992-93) data. The scenario is pretty bleak in the case of health of pregnant women. The survey says that 61 per cent are anaemic in Gujarat. Though Haryana is the worst in the country with 70 per cent of the would-be mothers anaemic. Analysis of the NFHS-3 data of the 19 states show that Gujarat, despite having a population policy, a gender equity policy and innovative schemes to promote institutional deliveries, awareness on HIV/AIDS and nutrition, the state lags behind in a number of issues.