According to the Global Nutrition Report (2021), there has been a rise in anaemic Indian women since 2016. In 2016, 52.6 per cent of Indian women were anaemic. But in 2020, 53 per cent were found to be anaemic. With the increased burden on the medical sector as a result of the increased challenges of COVID-19, the attention towards anaemia-based treatment and curative measures has significantly been affected in India and across the globe. In efforts to curb this prevailing disparity and this rise, Parul University's Institute of Public Health recently collaborated with the Deepak Foundation to host a series of Symposia on Action against Anemia in Gujarat (AAG) 2022 with the goal and objective of combating this challenge. In support of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Anaemia Mukt Bharat (AMB) program, launched in 2018 to target a three percent annual reduction in the burden of anaemia.

Author-Dr.Aishwarya Nair