The
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India has launched
the Weekly Iron and Folic Acid Supplementation (WIFS) Programme to
reduce the prevalence and severity of nutritional anaemia in adolescent
population (10-19 years).
Weekly Iron and Folic Acid supplementation programme implemented for the following two target groups in both rural and urban areas:
Weekly Iron and Folic Acid supplementation programme implemented for the following two target groups in both rural and urban areas:
A. Adolescent girls and boys enrolled in government/government aided/municipal schools
from 6th to 12th classes.
from 6th to 12th classes.
B. Adolescent Girls who are not in school.
The
WIFS programme will also cover married adolescent girls. Pregnant and
lactating adolescent girls will be given IFA supplements, according to
current guidelines for antenatal and postnatal care through the existing
health system of NRHM.
The weekly iron folic acid supplementation is an evidence based programmatic response to the prevailing aneamia situation amongst adolescents girls and boys through supervise ingestion of IFAs and bi-annual deworming. The programme envisages benefiting all adolescents girls and boys enroll in all government and government aided schools including students from class 6-12, besides out of schools girls.
The long term goal of the programme is to break the inter generational cycle of aneamia and long term impact on the health of the young people and the short term benefits is of nutritionally improved human capital.
WIFS - Iron Folic Acid Tablet Distribution - Data entry in online portal | presentation in PDF | Online portal for training
The weekly iron folic acid supplementation is an evidence based programmatic response to the prevailing aneamia situation amongst adolescents girls and boys through supervise ingestion of IFAs and bi-annual deworming. The programme envisages benefiting all adolescents girls and boys enroll in all government and government aided schools including students from class 6-12, besides out of schools girls.
The long term goal of the programme is to break the inter generational cycle of aneamia and long term impact on the health of the young people and the short term benefits is of nutritionally improved human capital.
WIFS - Iron Folic Acid Tablet Distribution - Data entry in online portal | presentation in PDF | Online portal for training
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