Consider the following statements in the context of interventions being undertaken under Anaemia Mukt Bharat Strategy: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 adoles- cents.4. It addresses non-nutritional causes of anaemia in endemic pockets with special focus on malaria, hemoglobinopathies and fluorosis.How many of the statements given above are correct?
✓ Correct answer: c) Only three
ExplanationStatement 1 is incorrect: Under the Anaemia Mukt Bharat Strategy, the key intervention is to provide prophylactic iron and folic acid supplementation for preschool children, ad- olescents and pregnant women.Statement 2 is correct: The Anaemia Mukt Bharat Strategy runs a campaign for delayed cord clamping (by at least 3 minutes or until cord pulsations cease) at the time of childbirth.Statement 3 is correct: The Anaemia Mukt Bharat Strategy provides a bi-annual mass deworming for children and ado- lescents in the age group between 1-19 years and of women of reproductive age and pregnant women as part of the National Deworming Day programme.Statement 4 is correct: The strategy attempts to intensify awareness and integrate screening and treatment for follow- ing non-nutritional causes of anaemia with a special focus on malaria, haemoglobinopathies and fluorosis. : The Anaemia Mukt Bharat - intensified Iron-plus Initiative aims to enhance current approaches and develop innovative strategies to address anaemia effectively.It targets six bene- ficiary groups, implements six interventio
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