To estimate the iron-deficiency anaemia in east Delhi, the East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) on Friday launched a programme to assess the health of 50,000 school children in the area.
The six-month long Suposhan programme was initiated by the EDMC in association with NGO HEAL foundation and Britannia Nutrition Foundation. It will cover about 90 schools run by the EDMC in 45 areas of east Delhi.
Children will be assessed for various health parameters and for iron-deficiency, following which they will be de-wormed. The initiative will also spread awareness among the parents about the symptoms and hazards of anaemia and measures to counter it.
Launching the programme at the EDMC headquarters, educational committee chairperson Harish Malhotra said: ‘The population in east Delhi mainly belongs to the weaker socio-economic class and the programme is intended to reach out to this section’ Underlying the need for such initiatives, Municipal Commissioner S.S Yadav said the main purpose of the project is to identify anaemic children and subsequently de-worm them.
The six-month long Suposhan programme was initiated by the EDMC in association with NGO HEAL foundation and Britannia Nutrition Foundation. It will cover about 90 schools run by the EDMC in 45 areas of east Delhi.
Children will be assessed for various health parameters and for iron-deficiency, following which they will be de-wormed. The initiative will also spread awareness among the parents about the symptoms and hazards of anaemia and measures to counter it.
Launching the programme at the EDMC headquarters, educational committee chairperson Harish Malhotra said: ‘The population in east Delhi mainly belongs to the weaker socio-economic class and the programme is intended to reach out to this section’ Underlying the need for such initiatives, Municipal Commissioner S.S Yadav said the main purpose of the project is to identify anaemic children and subsequently de-worm them.