Irumbu Penmani scheme: Phase 2 launched in Virudhunagar
New Indian ExpressVIRUDHUNAGAR: District collector VP Jeyaseelan launched phase 2 of the Irumbu Penmani scheme, which aims to combat anaemia in adolescent girls by providing nutrition kits, on Thursday. In order to address iron deficiency in anaemic pregnant women, Irumbu Penmani was launched by the district administration in 2021 and nutritional kits were distributed to them by the public health department. During the launch of its second phase, the collector distributed kits to 50 anaemic girls and seven pregnant women at the SBK Higher Secondary School near Arupukottai. He further added that anaemic girls were treated at the nearby primary health centres and that 1,182 adolescent girls with severe anaemia would be treated through District Early Intervention Centers.
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