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WHO's first-ever comprehensive framework on reducing #anaemia - calling on countries to accelerate action to reduce the prevalence of anaemia in young children, adolescent girls and women.

Anaemia is a serious global public health problem, affecting 571 million women and 269… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… Image
Symptoms of #anaemia incl.:
🩸 Tired
🩸 Dizzy or lightheaded
🩸 Cold hands and feet
🩸 Shortness of breath
🩸 Pale skin
🩸 Bruised more easily

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Anaemia can cause extreme fatigue, poor growth and development and poor pregnancy outcomes, and increases the risk of impaired cognitive performance, infections and death in severe cases.

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[1/n]. Almost 74.3% of #SouthAsia's #undernourished people resided in #India during 2017-19 as opposed to 78.4% in 2004-06.

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[2/n]. Prevalence of #SevereFoodInsecurity in the country was 15.5% in 2014-16 that climbed up to reach 17.3% in 2017-19.

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[3/n]. Nearly 76% of #SouthAsia's #SeverelyFoodInsecure people lived in #India during 2014-16 as opposed to 77.3% in 2017-19.

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India’s 1st ever nutrition survey of children & adolescents, the Comprehensive National Nutrition Survey (CNNS) 2016-2018, finds undernutrition as well as overnutrition, high rates of stunting as well as excess body weight. Both lead to risk of non-communicable diseases. Details:
1 in 3 (35%) Indian children aged 0-4 years were stunted, 1 in 3 (33%) underweight and 1 in 6 (17%) wasted, CNNS found
#Nutrition #Stunting
Undernutrition and micronutrient deficiencies cost $37 billion or Rs 2.37 lakh crore per year in India. Adults stunted as children earned 20% less than those who were not
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