Government To Launch Intensive Campaign On Anemia Awareness

The Union health ministry will launch an intensive awareness campaign on anemia, especially among adolescent population of the country. In this regard, the Deputy Commissioner, Adolescent Health said, “The ministry will now monitor its Weekly Iron Folic Supplementation (WIFS) programme on IT-platforms.

Also, the focus of the Intensified School Health Activity (ISHA) under the Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram (RKSK) programme will now be on prevention and promotion rather than clinical treatment.” Source: Times of India