Jharkhand, which is confronted with a high prevalence of anaemia among Women and children, has decided to embark on an ambitious mission to eradicate it from the state.
Ayush is an acronym forAyurveda, and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathyand is a department under the Union Health ministry.
The Ayush official said the kits would be distributed even in the remotest of blocks in Jharkhand through health and wellness centres.
Nearly 67.5 per cent of children aged between five months and five years were anaemic according to the NFHS report. Around 65.5 per cent children living in rural areas and 67.9 per cent in urban areas were found to be anaemic. Of all the expecting mothers, 67.5 per cent have been found to be anaemic. Anaemia among women aged between 15 and 49 years was found to be 65.3 per cent.