Q. Which programme involves the distribution of iron tablets in schools?
Solution:
WIFS (Weekly Iron and Folic acid Supplementation) is the programme for the distribution of iron tablets in schools.
India’s Ministry of Health and Family Welfare launched the WIFS programme in 2012 to meet the challenge of the high prevalence and incidence of anaemia in adolescent girls and boys. WIFS is an evidence – based respose to the prevailing anaemia situation and includes weekly supervised ingestion of IFA supplementation and bi-annual helminthic control.
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