UPSC Prelims 2023 · Question 82 of 97

UPSC Prelims 2023 question on Anaemia Mukt Bharat

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?

  1. Only one
  2. Only two
  3. Only three
  4. All four
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Answer: C. Only three

Verdict

Statements 2, 3 and 4 are correct → Option (c) Only three.

Statement by statement

Statement 1 – INCORRECT: Anaemia Mukt Bharat is a public health scheme launched by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and UNICEF. A key intervention is to give Prophylactic Iron and Folic Acid supplementation to children, adolescents and women of reproductive age and pregnant women — NOT calcium supplementation.

Statement 2 – CORRECT: The various behaviour change communication activities of the strategy will address four key behaviours, one of which is promoting practice of delayed cord clamping (by at least 3 minutes or until cord pulsations cease) in all health facility deliveries followed by early initiation of breastfeeding within 1 hour of birth.

Statement 3 – CORRECT: Bi-annual mass deworming for children in the age groups between 1-19 years is carried out on designated dates — 10th February and 10th August every year under National Deworming Day (NDD) programme. The Anaemia Mukt Bharat also integrates deworming of women of reproductive age and for pregnant women.

Statement 4 – CORRECT: The strategy attempts to intensify awareness and integrate screening and treatment for following non-nutritional causes of anaemia with special focus on malaria, haemoglobinopathies and fluorosis.

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