Own Standards To Assess Socio-Economic Progress Context: The Union government’s decision to abandon what it deems the universal worldwide data metrics used to gauge the socioeconomic development of the nation has divided health campaigners. National Family Health Survey Purpose: The NFHS is carried out in […]
Why is India rethinking its anaemia policy? Context: The National Family Health Survey (NFHS-6) due to start on July 6 will no longer ask questions about anaemia. After health professionals questioned the accuracy of the technique being used to estimate haemoglobin levels, an omission was […]