Red Herrings & Way Forward In the Implementation of Anemia Mukt Bharat
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AMB, Intergenerational life cycle approach of health care, Unified Dashboard, Feed Back loop, e-logistic Platform, QR code-based trackingAbstract
Anaemia is a widespread public health issue affecting the most vulnerable groups. To mitigate the problem, the Prime Minister of India launched a program called "Anaemia Mukt Bharat" (AMB). This initiative focuses on reducing Anaemia across six age groups—preschool children (6-59 months), children (5-9 years), adolescents (10-19 years), pregnant women, lactating women, and women of reproductive age (15-49 years)—by implementing six intervention packages through a continuum care approach, following the Health in All Policy (HiAP), and utilizing six institutional mechanisms.
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