This document is an output of a WHO cross-programme initiative aiming to improve the prevention, diagnosis and management of anaemia and thereby accelerate reduction in its prevalence. It comes at an important time, midway through the era of the Sustainable Development Goals, when progress in reducing anaemia has stagnated. This …
At least 133 schoolchildren have taken ill in Sirsa and Fatehabad districts of Haryana after consuming iron and folic acid tablets. While 100 students were taken ill in different schools located in the area of the Community Health Centre, Baragura, in Sirsa yesterday, 25 children of Phulo village were hospitalised …
Draft identifies it as a major health problem in State The draft nutrition policy being finalised by the State government identifies anaemia as a major health problem in the State, especially among women and children. More women and children have anaemia in 2005-06 than in 1999-99, the draft compares figures …
The East Delhi Municipal Corporation has launched ‘Suposhan’ , a programme to detect and correct iron deficiency, ‘anaemia’, among children studying in schools under its jurisdiction. The programme was launched at M.C. Primary School, Subhash Park, which is run by the Corporation. “Malnutrition is multi-factorial in origin and requires strategies …
Scheme To Be Launched From July 15, Will Cover 9 To 18-Yr-Olds New Delhi: Alarmed at the results of a survey of government school students that found 20% of them suffering from anaemia, Delhi government is set to launch Centre’s WIFS (Weekly Iron and Folic acid Supplementation programme) in all …
Death of infants in Malkangiri district due to preventable diseases has come under judicial scanner. The Orissa High Court on Tuesday issued a notice to the state government on a petition seeking an inquiry into deaths of over 7,400 children in Malkangiri district in the last five years. The division …
13 tribal children have died in Attappady of Palakkad district this year Kerala’s claims to world fame for its high human development indices appear to be tottering with children in the tribal heartland of Attappady in Palakkad district dying of malnutrition. In the last 15 months, as many as 29 …
JAIPUR: One tablet a week could decrease the prevalence of anaemia among adolescents in the state. These tablets would soon be distributed to school children from Class 6 to 12 in government schools. Medical health and family welfare department is likely to introduce the weekly iron and folic acid supplementation …
Nearly 50 per cent of Indian children are underweight and more than 70 per cent of women and children have serious nutritional deficiencies, including anaemia, according to a report by UNICEF. India is at the bottom of the world’s maiden nutrition barometer along with countries like Angola, Cameroon, Congo and …
Unspent funds declared by several State governments across the country released under the Central Government’s Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Schemes has now prompted the Union Ministry of Women and Child Development to consider sanctioning funds directly to non-government organisations working in the States. Ministry secretary Prem Narain said: “ICDS …
A study finds that institutional support alone cannot help reduce maternal mortality in India. THE high rate of maternal mortality in India has been a cause for national concern, especially on account of the focus on reaching the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals by 2015. Although there is a growing …
The infant mortality rate (IMR) is higher in the State compared to other South Indian states, according to S Selva Kumar, State mission director of the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM). For every 10 lakh children born every year in the State, nearly 35,000 die even before completing one year. …
A two-day training programme for trainers got underway here today on prevention of anaemia among children to save them from malnutrition and importance of Vitamin A and zinc for them. The workshop was inaugurated by Director of National Rural Health Mission Madhya Pradesh, Shri Ravindra Pastor. Child health/vaccination officers are …
Iron is an important micronutrient essential for production of red blood cells (RBCs). It is a vital component of haemoglobin that carries oxygen from the lungs to all parts of the body. Iron has an imperative role to play in the human body. It enables physical and mental growth and …
LUCKNOW: Objections have been raised over the inadequacy of the proposed National Food Security Bill which is proposed by the UPA government. The bill pertaining to distribution of food ignores vital aspects such as food production and clean water and sanitation. Suman Sahai, genetic scientist and chief worker of Gene …
Health practitioners, policy-makers and activists here on Monday expressed concern over high prevalence of anaemia among adolescents and women in Rajasthan and called for evolving multi-sectoral strategies through convergence with various agencies for effective control of the syndrome caused by iron deficiency and malnutrition. Addressing a workshop on “Anaemia: A …
Who will now be held responsible? Whose negligence is all this? And will the guilty face the music? GUWAHATI/ TEZPUR/ MANGALDOI: At least 350 girls in Tezpur and 45 in Mangaldoi fell ill after they were given folic acid tablets under a National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) scheme in Sonitpur …
The magnitude of problem of malnutrition among children and anaemia amongst women in India, including Gujarat, is borne by the fact that 41 per cent of children are underweight and 55 per cent women are anaemic. These grim realities were revealed by the Union Minister of State for Women and …
The Central team touring the State to assess the drought situation has concluded that the drought in Chitradurga district is severe. A member of the team, D Rajashekar, Deputy Advisor, Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation, New Delhi, told mediapersons in Chitradurga on Tuesday that the water table had depleted …
About 80,000 children living in Raipur, Mahasamund and Durg districts between age group 3 to 15 years are suffering from sickle cell anemia a generic disorder that can be fatal. The shocking revelation was made by The Centre for Genetic Diseases and Molecular Biology Department, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College Raipur. …
43% Of Kids Under 5 Yrs Malnourished, Finds Unicef Study New Delhi: Modern India continues to be plagued by social and health ills like child marriage, early motherhood and domestic violence. Latest data in the “State of the World’s Children report 2012” released by Unicef on Wednesday shows that almost …
