Anaemia Mukt Bharat

Recently, the Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare provided information on Anaemia Mukt Bharat (AMB) strategy.

About Anaemia Mukt Bharat: It was launched in 2018 with the objective of reducing anaemia prevalence among children, adolescents and women in reproductive age group.

• Considering, the slow progress i.e. less than 1% per annum in reduction of anaemia from 2005 to 2015, the Government of India has launched the Anemia Mukt Bharat (AMB) strategy under the Prime Minister’s Overarching Scheme for Holistic Nourishment (POSHAN) Abhiyaan and the targets has been set to reduce anaemia by 3% per year.

Current Status

• The National Family Health Survey-5 found that anaemia in children had increased from 58.6% in the NFHS-4 to 67% in the NFHS-5.
• Anaemia in pregnant women increased to 52.2% from 50.4%, and the percentage of women (15-49 years) who are anaemic also increased from 53% to 57%. The percentage of men aged 15-49 who were anaemic also rose from 22.7% to 25%.