Anemia Elimination Week

7th
to 14th of November, 2022
District - Panchkula

National Health Mission, Haryana

 Background
•Considering the high prevalence of anemia among all age groups in Haryana, Hon’ble
Chief Minister of Haryana has announced the scheme “ATAL ABHIYAAN” - Assuring Total
Anemia Limit - Abhiyaan” to reduce anemia by implementing 6 x 6 x 6 strategy on the
tune of Anemia Mukt Bharat.

•Anemia is widespread across most age groups in the state. > Requiring Universal
Approach.
 Anemia Mukt Haryana
• In line with Anemia Mukt Bharat (AMB)
guidelines, state of Haryana launched
ATAL Abhiyaan (Assuring Total Anemia
Limit) as Anemia Mukt Haryana
strategy in March 2019 to reduce
anemia prevalence in the state.

• Anemia Mukt Haryana strategy

provides preventive and curative
framework through a 6X6X6
implementation matrix

• Targets to reduce anemia (among

young children, women and adolescent
girls) 3% per annum
 6X6X6
Target
Implementation Matrix
Interventions • Institutional
Beneficiaries
1. Children (6-59 1. Prophylactic Iron and Folic Acid supplementation Mechanism
months) 1. Inter Departmental
2. Deworming
coordination
2. Children (5-9 years) 3. Intensified year-round Behavior Change
2. State Anemia Mukt
Communication including ensuring delayed cord
3. Adolescent (10-19 clamping
Haryana (AMH) Unit
years) 3. State Centre of Excellence
4. Testing and treatment of anemia, using digital
4. Women in and advanced Research on
methods and point of care treatment, with special
reproductive age Anemia Control (SCEAR-A)
focus on pregnant women and school-going
(WRA) adolescents 4. Convergence with other
departments
5. Pregnant Women 5. Mandatory provision of Iron and Folic Acid fortified
foods in government funded public health 5. Strengthening supply chain
6. Lactating women programs and logistics
6. Intensifying awareness, screening and treatment of 6. Anemia Mukt Bharat
non-nutritional causes of anemia in endemic Dashboard and Digital
pockets, with special focus on malaria, Portal - one-stop shop for
haemoglobinopathies and fluorosis Anemia
 Comprehensive implementation
framework
Hb Testing and treatment
Anemia Elimination Week
(Quarterly)
360° IEC and Awareness on
Diet Diversification
Prophylactic IFA
Supplementation
and Promotion of Anemia IFA Supplement Diet
local Iron Rich Food Diversification by:-

Testing at Testing at Testing at • Reinforcement • Promotion of Iron rich • Radio Spot, Radio Talk
DH/SDH/CHC PHC/HWC by SC/T3 camp of IFA recipes and local Iron • TVCs, Cable Channel
by Microcuvette by Strip compliance at rich food items • Newspaper Advts.
Auto/Semi – based Digital based Digital Household, through AWWs, ASHAs, • SMSs
Autoanalyzer Hb Meter Hb Meter AWC, School ANMs visits. • EDUSAT
Level • Awareness on cooking • ANMOL
• Continue to habits, do’s & don’ts of • Hoarding/Banners/Posters
Dedicated Anemia cover existing mixing food items, • Social Media-Facebook,
Mukt Corner for target dietary habits-avoid Twitter
Test-Treat-Talk beneficiaries as junk food, convenient • Quiz, Speech, Bal Sabha, Rally
per AMB cooking etc. at School Level
Guideline • Cooking competitions • WhatsApp post circulation
to promote traditional • e-Rickshaw, Garbage
Hb Screening for all age recipes. collection Vans under ULB
groups including Six Target • VHSNC Meetings
beneficiaries under AMH • Household visits
 01 Hb Testing and Treatment

Apart from routine OPDs, at all health facilities- DH,

SDH, CHC, PHC, Adolescent Friendly Health Clinics
(AFHCs), HWC level dedicated anemia clinics for Hb
screening and treatment of all age groups including
six target beneficiaries under AMH. At Point of Care
Testing (PoCT) sites, all age groups (not only limited
to AMH beneficiaries) to be tested for Hb screening

Hb Screening for all age groups including Six

Target beneficiaries under AMH
Criteria for Diagnosis and
Assessment
Testing at Civil Hospital, Panchkula
Testing at SDH& CHC, Panchkula
Testing at PHC & HWC, Panchkula
Testing at Dispensary, Panchkula
 Dedicated Anemia Mukt Corner

Test Treat Talk

If you express your views
properly, you can often
get twice the result with
half the effort.
Mobile Testing session in Urban &
Rural Areas
Anemia Testing session in Schools
Anemia Testing Session in College
Treatment of Anemia
 02Prophylactic IFA Supplementation

Reinforcement and Distribution of IFA

supplements at Household, AWC, School
Level Continuing to cover existing target
beneficiaries as per AMB Guideline.

A key intervention is to give IFA to children,

adolescents and women of reproductive age and
pregnant women irrespective of anemia, under
Anemia Mukt Haryana.
Prophylactic dosage for IFA
Supplements
Distribution of IFA supplements at
Health Facilities & AWC centres
Distribution of IFA Supplement to School
Children
T3 Camp in Slum Area
T3 Camp on Road Side
T3 Camp in AWCs
 03 Diet Diversification and Promotion of
local Iron Rich Food

Promotion & Awareness on Iron rich food,

cooking habits, do’s & don’ts of mixing food
items, dietary habits-avoid junk food,
convenient cooking
Awareness about Iron Rich food
04 360° IEC and Awareness on Anemia IFA
Talk Session on Awareness of Anemia IFA
Awareness Campaigns on Anemia
Awareness Campaigns on Anemia
Glimpse of
Anemia
Elimination
week
 Reporting of Anemia Elimination Week and
Mandatory Hb Testing on Anemia Tracking App
Reporting format-1: Hemoglobin testing during Anemia Elimination Week
District Name   Block Name:  

Name of Hb testing site (Name of

Health facility/School/AWC/Village   Name of site/team in  
charge:
name/Other):

Contact no. of site/team in charge:   Date & Time of Camp  

Sr. No Name of Beneficiary Father/caregiver/ Contact no. of Gender Category of beneficiary: a. Status of Hb Treatment Given Referred Y/N
Husband name Beneficiary/family Child (6-59 m) b. Children 5- level (Y/N)
9 yrs c. Adolescent d. WRA
member e. PW f. LW g. Other
Age in years
Male Female

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 Progress reports of T3 Camps of Anemia Mukt Abhiyaan
• Under AMH, six categories of age group are counselled, tested and treated
  Sr.No.
       Category No. of testings done

1. 6-59 months children 791

2. 5-9 years children 2454
3. 10-19 Adolescent (Boys/Girls) 7060
4. 20-24 Women in Reproductive Age 2532

5. Pregnant Women 613

6. Lactating Mother 151
7. Other Category 6001
8. Front Line Functionaries (ANM/ASHA/AWW/Teachers) 50

                                

• Under AMH to combat the prevalence of Anemia, District Panchkula has started doing the HB testing of all the OPD patients coming
to the Civil Hospital/CHC/PHC/Dispensaries and Anemia Elimination

• Week is celebrated quarterly for a week time. During the Anemia Elimination Week celebrated in November22, total HB testing of
19652 patients were done.
Anemia Elimination Week 36
 Anemia tracking App

No. Of Hb Tests reported

on Portal during Anemia
Elimination Week - 19652
THANK YOU

Stepping towards making Haryana Anemia Free