Question
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?
Explanation
Statement 1 is incorrect: The strategy provides prophylactic Iron Folic Acid (IFA) supplementation, not calcium, as its core nutritional intervention for children, adolescents, and pregnant women.
Statement 2 is correct: It genuinely promotes delayed cord clamping at birth (for at least 3 minutes) to boost a newborn’s iron reserves.
Statement 3 is correct: Bi-annual deworming for children and adolescents aged 1-19 years, held under the National Deworming Day programme, is a real component.
Statement 4 is correct: The strategy does tackle non-nutritional causes of anaemia — like malaria, haemoglobinopathies, and fluorosis — in regions where these are endemic.
With three of four statements correct, the answer is Option C.