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80% state kids anaemic: NHFS [1]

Have you got your child checked for anaemia? A recent study on family healthy, carried out by the National Family Health Survey suggests that 80 per cent children in Gujarat are anaemic. Gujarat ranks 12th among 19 states with 80 per cent children anaemic, especially those aged between 6 months and 3 years. Gujarat has also got the dubious distinction of having one of the highest infant mortality rate.

Publication Date: 
02/06/2008
Times Of India (Ahmedabad) [2]
Tags:
Child Health [3], Anaemia [4], Gujarat [5]
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