Indian scientists develop iron jabs, will help check anaemia
9 months, 1 week ago

Indian scientists develop iron jabs, will help check anaemia

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Indian medical scientists have developed a cheap one-shot iron injection that has no side effects, researchers and health ministry officials said, a potential health aid in a country with some of the world's highest iron deficiency rates. The intravenous iron jab, developed by researchers at AIIMS Delhi, will be administered to pregnant women. “Under the Anaemia Mukt Bharat scheme, pregnant women are given iron tablets. This will not just help to reduce the anaemia-prone population but also save lives of women who succumb during delivery or suffers miscarriage.” Currently, iron and folic acid tablets are given every day to pregnant women under the scheme from the second trimester.

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Anaemia in India: Impact on reproductive health and tips to prevent it
1 year, 1 month ago

Anaemia in India: Impact on reproductive health and tips to prevent it

Hindustan Times  

Our body contains red blood cells, which are disc-shaped cells that transport oxygen to the various organs and tissues and a person with a low count of RBC is said to have anaemia. Anaemia in India: Impact on reproductive health and tips to prevent it In an interview with HT Lifestyle, Alok Khettry, COO India Business at Bharat Serums and …

Can the new Diet and Biomarker Survey trace the roots of India’s anaemia problem?
1 year, 6 months ago

Can the new Diet and Biomarker Survey trace the roots of India’s anaemia problem?

The Hindu  

The Union Health Ministry is rethinking how it takes stock of anaemia across the country. Instead, anaemia’s prevalence will be tracked using the new Diet and Biomarkers Survey, launched in December last year by the National Institute of Nutrition, which will “map the diet, nutrition and health status and provide a correct estimate of anaemia among urban and rural population …

Explained | Why is India rethinking its anaemia policy?
1 year, 7 months ago

Explained | Why is India rethinking its anaemia policy?

The Hindu  

The story so far: Questions related to anaemia are slated to be dropped from the National Family Health Survey scheduled to begin on July 6. According to the World Health Organization, anaemia is a condition in which the number of red blood cells or the haemoglobin concentration within them is lower than normal. According to the Health Ministry, assessment of …

Manage iron deficiency: Tips to prevent Anaemia before, during, after pregnancy
2 years, 11 months ago

Manage iron deficiency: Tips to prevent Anaemia before, during, after pregnancy

Hindustan Times  

Anaemia is a serious global public health problem that particularly affects young children and pregnant women and World Health Organization estimates that 40% of pregnant women worldwide are anaemic. The WHO states, “The most common causes of anaemia include nutritional deficiencies, particularly iron deficiency, though deficiencies in folate, vitamins B12 and A are also important causes; haemoglobinopathies; and infectious diseases, …

Research reveals iron-deficiency anaemia in Indian women and children: Have these 5 iron-rich foods
4 years, 1 month ago

Research reveals iron-deficiency anaemia in Indian women and children: Have these 5 iron-rich foods

India TV News  

According to the National Family Health Survey, in India, more than 50 per cent of children, women of reproductive age, and pregnant women suffer from anemia, making it a large-scale public health problem. A research study in the Indian Journal of Public Health says that while anemia is a global health problem in both developed and developing countries, children and …

India's war on anemia can get a boost through locally sourced food, targetted training of moms
4 years, 2 months ago

India's war on anemia can get a boost through locally sourced food, targetted training of moms

Firstpost  

For a country that has immense human capital and one of the youngest populations in an ageing world, this disease burden can be a liability that can even hamper India’s aim of being a leading global economy. Magnitude of anemia in India For a country that has immense human capital and one of the youngest populations in an ageing world, …

Public health programmes failed to address anaemia among girls, women: study
6 years, 2 months ago

Public health programmes failed to address anaemia among girls, women: study

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Government health and nutrition programs substantially reduce anaemia in children under five years of age and expectant mothers but fail to focus on girls and non-pregnant women, according to a study by the International Food Policy Research Institute. Considerable progress was made in India between 2006 and 2016 in reducing anaemia in children under five years of age …

Treating anaemia should be easy – so why is it killing women?
6 years, 4 months ago

Treating anaemia should be easy – so why is it killing women?

The Independent  

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Anemia Doubles Risk of Death for Pregnant Women: Study Finds
6 years, 9 months ago

Anemia Doubles Risk of Death for Pregnant Women: Study Finds

CNN  

A new study has found that severe anemia can double the risk of death for pregnant women. The study, published in the British medical journal The Lancet Global Health, drew on information collected from 29 countries by the World Health Organization. The results indicated that severe anemia is associated with a 2.5-fold increase in the risk of maternal death. The …

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