Anaemia screening tests for adolescents
The Hindu
Campaign is aimed at increasing haemoglobin levels in blood to 12
The State Government will conduct anaemia screening tests for girls and boys in the 10-19 age group as part of its anaemia control and prevention programme Campaign-12.
The year-long Campaign-12, being implemented by the Women and Child Development Department in association with the Health Department, is aimed at increasing haemoglobin levels in blood to 12.
More than 2.6 lakh village and ward volunteers in Andhra Pradesh, once celebrated as the government’s grassroots champions for their crucial role in implementing welfare schemes, are now in a dilemma after learning that their tenure has not been renewed after August 2023 even though they have been paid honoraria till June 2024. Disowned by both YSRCP, which was in power when they were appointed, and the current ruling TDP, which made a poll promise to double their pay, these former volunteers are ruing the day they signed up for the role which they don’t know if even still exists