Correct Option
Statements 2, 3, and 4 are correct.
- Statement 2: The Anaemia Mukt Bharat (AMB) strategy promotes delayed cord clamping (DCC) at the time of childbirth. This practice is crucial for increasing iron stores in infants, thereby contributing to the prevention of iron deficiency anaemia in early life.
- Statement 3: Periodic deworming is an integral component of the AMB strategy. It targets children and adolescents (1-19 years) through bi-annual deworming campaigns under the National Deworming Day (NDD) program, as parasitic worm infections are a significant non-nutritional cause of anaemia.
- Statement 4: The AMB strategy adopts a comprehensive approach by addressing non-nutritional causes of anaemia. This includes focused interventions in endemic pockets for conditions such as malaria, hemoglobinopathies (e.g., thalassemia, sickle cell anaemia), and fluorosis, which are known contributors to the prevalence of anaemia.
Incorrect Options
- Statement 1: The AMB strategy provides prophylactic Iron and Folic Acid (IFA) supplementation, not calcium, for pre-school children, adolescents, pregnant women, and lactating women. Calcium supplementation is a separate nutritional intervention, not a primary component of the anaemia prevention strategy under AMB.