Kanya Express will assist with anaemia in young girls
The unique mobile health
van, Kanya Express was introduced by the Bansidhar & Ila Panda Foundation
(BIPF) in Sukinda here on Wednesday to support the Union government's campaign
"Anaemia Mukt Bharat."
The Kanya Express will
frequently monitor the haemoglobin levels of young girls, make it easier for
government networks to distribute iron supplements, folic acid supplements, and
deworming pills, raise awareness of anaemia-related disorders and balance
nutrition and wellbeing.
Additionally, it will
give teenage girls seed kits so they can start Nutri-gardens in the backyards
of their homes, which will aid in completing their nutritional needs. Kanya
Express will change the game for adolescent females by assisting them in
understanding nutritional needs and resolving issues related to anaemia,
according to BIPF CEO Shaifalika Panda. The goal of this initiative is to
lessen the problems that anaemia and poor nutrition bring between generations,
which will also lessen MMR and IMR in the area.
In the current year, 104
villages in 25-gramme panchayats in the Sukinda block will be served by the
"Kanya Express," a specially designed mobile health vehicle. Along
with providing iron and folic acid supplements and checking haemoglobin levels,
it will work closely with the district's chief medical officer, social welfare
officer, and education officer to address problems with adolescent girls'
development in Sukinda. PDF DGM Nilendu Chatterjee was among those in
attendance.