Consider the following statements in the context of interventions being undertaken under Anaemia Mukt Bharat Strategy: 1. It provides prophylactic calcium supplementation for pre-school children, adolescents and pregnant women. 2. It runs a campaign for delayed cord clamping at the time of childbirth. 3. It provides for periodic deworming to children and adolescents. 4. It addresses non-nutritional causes of anaemia in endemic pockets with special focus on malaria, hemoglobinopathies and fluorosis. How many of the statements given above are correct?

Answer: C. THREE of the four statements about Anaemia Mukt Bharat (AMB) are correct. AMB was launched in 2018 under the National Health Mission's POSHAN Abhiyaan to address anaemia across the life cycle. (1) Prophylactic CALCIUM supplementation: WRONG. AMB provides prophylactic IRON AND FOLIC ACID (IFA) supplementation, NOT calcium. The 6x6x6 strategy covers 6 beneficiary groups, 6 interventions, 6 institutional mechanisms. Calcium is not the focus mineral. (2) Delayed cord clamping campaign: CORRECT. AMB promotes delayed cord clamping at childbirth to improve neonatal iron stores. This is intervention #5 of the 6x6x6 strategy. (3) Periodic deworming for children and adolescents: CORRECT. National Deworming Day under AMB administers albendazole to children/adolescents to reduce intestinal worm burden and improve iron absorption. (4) Addressing non-nutritional causes (malaria, hemoglobinopathies, fluorosis): CORRECT. AMB intervention #6 addresses non-dietary causes including malaria-endemic areas, sickle cell and thalassaemia, and fluorosis pockets that can cause anaemia. So statements 2, 3, 4 correct (3 of 4). Source: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare AMB operational guidelines 2018.