The MoU, which was signed in the presence of Ayush Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and WCD Minister Smriti Irani, will cover, in the first phase, five aspirational districts of five states – Assam (Dhubri); Chhattisgarh (Bastar); Jharkhand (Paschimi Singhbhum); Maharashtra (Gadchiroli); and Rajasthan (Dhaulpur). In these anaemia-prone districts, the average prevalence of anaemia is approximately 69.5%. The project will cover approximately 10,000 Anganwadi Centres in the five districts. Classical Ayurvedic medicines like Drakshavaleha and Punarnavadi mandoor will be given to improve the health of these anaemic adolescent girls for three months.Speaking at the event, Irani said that introducing Ayush systems, backed by evidence from institutions like the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), will offer a cost-effective solution to tackle anaemia, which until now was unknown to the world.
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