The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare convened a two-day National Workshop on Anemia Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan (AMB) in New Delhi, bringing together over 160 participants from all States and Union Territories. The two day workshop was commenced yesterday. The Ministry said that the workshop focused on strengthening the implementation of the revised AMB Abhiyaan and translating the seven beneficiaries, seven interventions, seven Institutional mechanisms strategy from policy into effective action on the ground across the country. Speaking on the occasion Union Health Secretary Punya Salila Srivastava, called for stronger convergence across health programmes and closer coordination among ministries to address Anemia comprehensively with better-aligned interventions, screening efforts and service delivery platforms. She also emphasised on the need to strengthen public awareness and extend supplementation efforts beyond pregnancy to younger age groups through a life-course approach.
A major highlight of the workshop was the launch of the Anemia Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan Application and Portal, aimed at strengthening beneficiary-level tracking, follow-up and management of Anemia. The digital platform is intended to support tracking of beneficiaries identified through screening for monitoring of treatment and compliance, continuity of care, follow-up until resolution.
