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The Weekly Iron and Folic Acid Supplementation (WIFS) Programme is meant for1. Adolescent girl and lactating mothers2. Adolescent boys, pregnant mother and lactating3. Pregnant women4. Adolescent boys and girls

Answer» Correct Answer - Option 4 : Adolescent boys and girls

Explanation:

The Weekly Iron and Folic Acid Supplementation (WIFS) Programme 

  • The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has launched the Weekly Iron and Folic Acid Supplementation (WIFS) Programme to meet the challenge of high prevalence and incidence of anaemia amongst adolescent girls and boys.
  • WIFS is the evidence-based programmatic response to the prevailing anaemia situation amongst adolescent girls and boys through supervised weekly ingestion of IFA supplementation and biannual helminthic control.
  • The long term goal is to break the intergenerational cycle of anaemia, the short term benefits are of nutritionally improved human capital.
  • The programme implemented across the country both in rural and urban areas.


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