Anaemia Mukt Bharat Strategy — calcium supplementation, cord clamping, deworming, non-nutritional causes
Question
Consider the following statements in the context of interventions being undertaken under Anaemia Mukt Bharat Strategy: How many of the statements given above are correct?
- 1.
It provides prophylactic calcium supplementation for pre-school children, adolescents and pregnant women.
- 2.
It runs a campaign for delayed cord clamping at the time of child-birth.
- 3.
It provides for periodic deworming to children and adolescents.
- 4.
It addresses non-nutritional causes of anaemia in endemic pockets with special focus on malaria, hemoglobinopathies and fluorosis.
Options
Only one
Only two
Only three
All four
Explanation
Statements 2, 3, and 4 are correct core interventions of the strategy. Statement 1 is incorrect because the strategy provides prophylactic Iron and Folic Acid (IFA) supplementation, not calcium, to directly combat anemia.
Answer: (c).
Question details
Year
2023
Paper
GS Paper 1
Question
Q52
Subject
Current Affairs
Sub-topic
Government Schemes & Welfare
Type
How-many counting
Difficulty
Medium
Nature
Current-affairs-linked
Source hint
MoHFW National Strategy / Anaemia Mukt Bharat Interventions
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