India has an anaemia plan but no recent national data
Anaemia readings were left out of the NFHS-6 survey and were collected instead in the SAMPADA survey. The SAMPADA data has not been released yet. This leaves India fighting a major public health problem without clear numbers on where it is worst or which groups are affected. Health planners cannot target help well without this information.
ContextNFHS is the National Family Health Survey run by the health ministry, which collects data on health, nutrition and family life across India. Anaemia, a condition with low haemoglobin, is common among women and children, so reliable survey numbers matter for planning.
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