Anaemia Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan (AMB)
Prelims:
Government
Schemes, Health
Mains:
GS
Paper II-Health, GS Paper III-Science & Technology
Current relevance:
The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare is
launching revised operational guidelines for the Anaemia Mukt Bharat
Abhiyaan (AMB).
Highlights:
1.
Anaemia Mukt
Bharat (AMB) has been revamped as Anaemia Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan with
revised operational guidelines.
2.
Aim: To strengthen anaemia prevention, early
detection, treatment, and monitoring across the country.
3.
Expanded Beneficiary Coverage: Introduces low
birth weight infants (0–6 months) as the seventh beneficiary group
to ensure early intervention.
4.
Nutrition-Based
Intervention: Introduces the "Eating Right" initiative
to promote the regular consumption of iron-rich and diversified diets for
the prevention of anaemia.
5.
The revised guidelines replace the earlier T3 strategy
with the T4 Strategy— Test, Treat, Talk, and Track.
6.
Integrated digital ecosystem: To monitor
anaemia services by strengthening beneficiary tracking, referral, follow-up,
and programme evaluation.
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