Anemia in pregnant women aged 15-49 years reduced from 57.9% in 2005-06 to 50.4% in 2015-16, giving us a hope that we are on the right trajectory to addressing maternal anemia. With the current state of anemia prevalence, India could miss the World Health Assembly’s Global Nutrition Target for 2025 of reducing anemia in women of reproductive age by 50%. …
