Unique initiative to curb Iron and Heamoglobin deficiency in girl children

NEWS CHARIOT (Siddipet, Nov.26) : The Siddipet district administration took unique initiation to curb iron and heamoglobin deficiency among school children, especially among the girl students and has decided to encourage them include curry leaves and moringa leaves in their daily diet.

This initiation was taken by the officials after finding about 35 per cent of children suffer from haemoglobin deficiency during a health survey conducted by the health department.

District Collector Manu Chowdary sought suggestions from the officials to address the issue, instead of just giving regular supplements to which the officials charted out an action plan to include two leaves in their regular diet along with plantation of curry leaves and moringa plants on the premises of the schools that would help the children consume them regularly.

The officials asked the management of the schools to plant 10 saplings in high schools and 5 saplings in primary schools and also suggested the school management serve curry leaf powder in the mid-day meal without a miss.

They also planning to conduct awareness sessions for students and their parents by roping in experts to speak on how consumption of these leaves would address deficiency of calcium, magnesium, iron, phosphorous, zinc, vitamin C, and B and improve the health of students.

The plantation drive has been completed in 75 per cent of schools during the last week. The next 25 per cent will be completed during the coming week, they added.