2023 · Economic & Social DevelopmentPrevious Year Question
Q82.
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 adolescents. 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?
A. Only one
B. Only two
C. Only three
D. All four
Answer

C

Explanation

Mukt Bharat is a public health scheme by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare UNICEF. This scheme aims to reduce anaemia in sections of society, including women and Mukt Bharat was first launched as National Anaemia Prophylaxis Programme (NNAPP) 1970 and relaunched in 2018 as part of the POSHAN through a 6X6X6 strategy including six target six interventions and six institutional for all stakeholders to implement the focuses on six target beneficiary groups, through six and six institutional mechanisms to the envisaged target under the POSHAN A key intervention is to give Prophylactic Iron and Acid supplementation to children, adolescents and of reproductive age and pregnant women of anemia, under Anaemia Mukt Bharat. statement 1 is not correct. The various behaviour change communication of the strategy will address four key one of which is promoting practice of cord clamping (by atleast 3 minutes or until pulsations cease) in all health facility deliveries by early initiation of breastfeeding within 1 of birth. Hence, statement 2 is correct. Bi-annual mass deworming for children in the age between 1-19 years is carried out on dates – 10th February and 10th August year under National Deworming Day (NDD) The Anaemia Mukt Bharat, also integrates of women of reproductive age and for women as part of the NDD strategy. Hence, 3 is correct. The strategy attempts to intensify awareness and screening and treatment for following non- causes of anaemia with special focus on haemoglobinopathies and fluorosis. Hence, 4 is correct.