To build a good and healthy society, it is very important to free adolescent girls from anemia: Deputy Commissioner Komal Mittal.

 To build a good and healthy society, it is very important to free adolescent girls from anemia: Deputy Commissioner  Komal Mittal.

Anemia can be cured by including food items like green leafy vegetables, seasonal fruits and jaggery in the diet= Civil Surgeon Dr. Balwinder Kumar Damana.

Hoshiarpur =Jan.22=Daljeet Ajnoha Under the Anemia Free India Programme, a campaign has been launched by the District Administration and Health Department to remove anemia among adolescents. In this regard, a function was organized today under the chairmanship of Principal Lalita Arora at Government Senior Secondary School, Railway Mandi. In which Deputy Commissioner Hoshiarpur Ms. Komal Mittal  participated as the chief guest and Civil Surgeon Hoshiarpur Dr. Balwinder Kumar Damana participated as the special guest. In this program organized under the leadership of District Immunization Officer Dr. Seema Garg, iron tablets were distributed to 52 girl students of the school. On this occasion, Deputy Commissioner  Komal Mittal said that to eliminate anemia, it is very important to free the adolescent girls from anemia. Keeping this in mind, adolescent girls suffering from anemia should be identified and given iron supplements for three months. She asked the students to give priority to iron-rich foods in their diet along with this medicine. She especially thanked the representatives of Hans Foundation present in this program and expressed his gratitude for the iron tablets given by them to make this campaign successful. Dr. Balwinder Kumar Damana while addressing the students said that they should include green vegetables, seasonal fruits and jaggery etc. in their diet. These supply other essential elements of the body.

      While sharing the information, Dr. Seema Garg said that this campaign has been started by the district administration and health department to get rid of anemia. After the test, the girls who have HB. Found between 8 to 10 grams. She is being given iron tablets and will be tested again for HB after 3 months.

                  On this occasion, SMO Chakkowal Dr. Baldev Singh, Deputy Mass Media Officer Tripta Devi, Dr. Mandeep Kaur AMO RBSK, District Program Officer Mohammad Asif, District BCC Coordinator Amandeep Singh, Staff Nurse Renu and Program Manager Harish Pandey from Hans Foundation, Project Manager Harish Kukreti, Project Coordinator Om and the entire staff of the school were also present.