India faces a persistent and urgent public health challenge: iron deficiency anaemia (IDA).
Despite decades of national efforts—ranging from supplementation programs to dietary diversification—anaemia remains alarmingly widespread. According to NFHS-5 (2019–21), 67% of children under five and 52.2% of pregnant women are anaemic.
With strong evidence, proven tools, and scalable solutions already available, the time to act is now.
Despite decades of national efforts—ranging from supplementation programs to dietary diversification—anaemia remains alarmingly widespread. According to NFHS-5 (2019–21), 67% of children under five and 52.2% of pregnant women are anaemic.
With strong evidence, proven tools, and scalable solutions already available, the time to act is now.
