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Anemia Mukt Bharat (AMB) Index

October 25 , 2020 1282 days 864 0
  • The ‘Anemia Mukt Bharat’, an initiative of the Union Heath Ministry and UNICEF, has been launched to reduce the prevalence of anemia all over India.
  • Haryana State emerged as the best state in the AMB Index among all the 29 states in the country.
  • The state has also achieved 93% of immunization in year 2019-2020 for the first time.
  • AMB strategy focuses on to benefit six target beneficiary groups, through six interventions and six institutional mechanisms. 
  • The programme is aimed at achieving the target of anaemia reduction under the POSHAN Abhiyaan.

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