Opinion: Iron Alone Won't Fix India's Anaemia Burden
An opinion piece says India must tackle its anaemia burden through targeted nutrition, better diagnostics and wider public health measures. It argues that salt fortification alone is not enough, and that iron alone is no solution to the problem for the country.
Context
Context: Anaemia, a shortage of healthy red blood cells often linked to low iron, is a long-running health concern among Indian women and children. Government programmes such as iron-folic acid supplements and iron-fortified salt have been used to address it.
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