Healthy Mothers
Medicines for Anemia & growth for Pregnant and lactating mothers

Anemia or Iron deficiency is very common in India because of inadequate iron & folate intake due to low vegetable and meat consumption (affordability issues).

 

Anemia begins in childhood, worsens during adolescence in girls and gets aggravated during pregnancy. Over 3/4th of pregnant women are anemic. Prevalence of anemia in children is high due to low iron content of breast milk and poor iron stores. There is thus an intergenerational self-perpetuating vicious cycle of anemia.

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Anemia in young children is a serious concern because it can result in impaired cognitive performance and poor concentration, thereby having a deleterious impact on long-term learning outcomes.

 

Program

 

The SNF has tied up with 2 multi-specialty clinics, which are catering to the poorer pockets of Nizamuddin, Adchini and Qutub Institutional area in Delhi. These are run by the Hope Project & the Nizamia Charitable Trust, under doctor supervision.

 

The SNF provides funding for Iron & Folate tablets, Calcium and Multi-vitamins for pregnant and breast-feeding mothers, who visit these clinics, for free.