Minister for Women and Child Development Archana Chitnis said that “lalima” Abhiyan will be launched in the State to make children, girls and women free of anemia problem on November 1. Free iron folic acid tablets will be provided in aanganbadis, academic institutions and hospitals during the campaign.

In this subject, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has urged the Union Minister for Health Jagat Prasad Nadda through letter to distribute ferrous escorbate tablets in place of ferrous sulphate tablets. Union Government has assured full cooperation in this matter.

Chitnis has informed that anemia is a common health problem in women, teenage girls and children. If pregnant woman suffers from anemia, the new born will be of low weight and weak. This anemia is a basic problem of malnutrition. As per the figures of National Family Health Survey-4, 52.5 percent teenage girls and women in the age group of 15 to 49 years and 25.5 percent men are suffering from anemia.

Moreover, Chitins said that absorption of iron elements in human body takes place due to availability of vitamin-c which is found in sour substance. Hence, constant availability of iron folic acid tablets beside proper consumption of tablets with sour substance will be publicized during the campaign.

lalima Abhiyan will be conducted on Mission-Mode in the state and beside women and child development; cooperation of public health engineering, ayush and school education department will be taken. Natural, Modern and traditional measures will be publicized to keep anemia away in the campaign. Minister of State for Women and Child development lalita Yadav has appealed to all the public representatives, non government organizations and government officers and employees to cooperate in the campaign.