Context: Anaemia Mukt Bharat Guidelines
The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare revised the Anaemia Mukt Bharat guidelines to strengthen early detection, treatment, nutrition counselling and digital monitoring of anaemia.
Anaemia Mukt Bharat
Launched
- 2018
Under
- POSHAN Abhiyaan
Objective
To reduce anaemia through a life-cycle approach.
Revised Guidelines
New Beneficiary Group
- Low Birth Weight infants aged 0–6 months.
T3 to T4 Strategy
Earlier strategy was T3.
Now it has been expanded to T4:
Test
- Haemoglobin screening.
Treat
- Protocol-based treatment.
Talk
- Nutrition and dietary counselling.
Track
- Digital follow-up and beneficiary monitoring.
Additional Focus
- Iron-rich diversified diets.
- Early intervention.
- Digital beneficiary tracking.
- Community-based counselling.
- Routine haemoglobin testing.
NFHS-5: Life-cycle Burden of Anaemia
Children aged 6–59 months
- 67.1%
Adolescent Girls aged 15–19 years
- 59.1%
Women aged 15–49 years
- 57.0%
Pregnant Women
- 52.2%
Significance
- Promotes preventive healthcare.
- Targets anaemia early in life.
- Strengthens maternal and child health.
- Supports nutrition security.
- Improves tracking and accountability through digital systems.
