Women’s Day: Why Anaemia Impacts A Large Number Of Indian Women, And What Must Be Done To Prevent It

International Women's Day 2024: About 57 per cent of women aged 15 to 49 years, and 67 per cent of female children between six months and 59 months in India have anaemia.

Anaemia can occur due to the deficiency of iron, vitamin B12 (cobalamin), or vitamin B9 (folate). Iron is required to form haemoglobin, which not only carries oxygen, but also removes carbon dioxide from the body. Cobalamin and folate are necessary for red blood cell formation.

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Women's Day 2024: A large number of women in India suffer from anaemia. About 57 per cent of women aged 15 to 49 years, and 67 per cent of female children between six months and 59 months in India have anaemia, according to an August 2023 article published in the journal Nature. Anaemia is a serious condition in which the body does not have enough healthy red blood cells or produces inadequate haemoglobin, as a result of which tissues do not receive enough oxygen.  The function of