Weekly Iron and Folic Acid Supplementation Programme (WIFS)
- Categories HEALTH&SAFETY
- Date June 9, 2019
In accordance with the Weekly Iron and Folic Acid Supplementation Programme (WIFS) launched by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, all students enrolled in classes 1 to 12 at Aditya Vidyashram Residential School were provided with supplement of iron and folic acid each Monday all along the academic year 2019-2020.
This initiative seeks to meet the challenge of high prevalence and incidence of anaemia and inform adolescent boys and girls of the correct dietary practices for increasing iron intake.
CONDUCTED FOR :
Students of Classes I to XII
CONDUCTED BY :
Public Health Centre (PHC), Koodapakkam
Government of India initiative
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