Anaemia - World Health Organization (WHO)
2023年5月1日 · Anemia is major public health concern, mainly affecting young children, pregnant and postpartum women, and menstruating adolescent girls and women. Low- and lower-middle income countries bear the greatest burden of anaemia, particularly affecting populations living in rural settings, in poorer households and who have received no formal education.
Anaemia - World Health Organization (WHO)
2024年11月21日 · Anaemia can cause a range of non-specific symptoms including tiredness, weakness, dizziness or light-headedness, drowsiness, and shortness of breath, especially upon exertion.
Anaemia in women and children - World Health Organization (WHO)
In 2019, global anaemia prevalence was 29.9% (95% uncertainty interval (UI) 27.0%, 32.8%) in women of reproductive age, equivalent to over half a billion women aged 15-49 years.
Haemoglobin concentrations for the diagnosis of anaemia and …
2011年5月31日 · Overview . This document aims to provide users of the Vitamin and Mineral Nutrition Information System (VMNIS) with information about the use of haemoglobin concentration for diagnosing anaemia.
Guideline on haemoglobin cutoffs to define anaemia in individuals …
2024年3月5日 · Appropriate guidelines for measuring haemoglobin and defining anaemia are crucial for both clinical and public health medicine but require consideration of a range of complexities across different populations.
Accelerating anaemia reduction: a comprehensive framework for …
2023年5月12日 · Overview . This document is an output of a WHO cross-programme initiative aiming to improve the prevention, diagnosis and management of anaemia and thereby accelerate reduction in its prevalence.
Anaemia - World Health Organization (WHO)
What does this indicator tell us? The indicator anaemia has a wide variety of causes. Iron deficiency is considered to be the most common cause of anaemia; other causes include acute and chronic infections that result in inflammation and blood loss; deficiencies of other vitamins and minerals, especially folate, vitamin B12 and vitamin A; and genetically inherited traits, such as …
Anaemia Action Alliance - World Health Organization (WHO)
The Anaemia Action Alliance works to address global targets related to anaemia by bringing together a broad group of actors to achieve a collective vision where all women, adolescent girls, and children are empowered and enabled to benefit from appropriate and timely actions for the prevention and management of anaemia.
Global nutrition targets 2025: anaemia policy brief
2014年12月30日 · Anaemia impairs health and well being in women and increases the risk of maternal and neonatal adverse outcomes. Anaemia affects half a billion women of reproductive age worldwide. In 2011, 29% (496 million) of non-pregnant women and 38% (32.4 million) of pregnant women aged 15–49 years were anaemic.
Daily iron and folic acid supplementation during pregnancy
2024年7月26日 · Maternal anemia and risk of adverse birth and health outcomes in low- and middle-income countries: systematic review and meta-analysis . Rahman MM, Abe SK, Rahman MS, Kanda M, Narita S, Bilano V, et al. Am J Clin Nutr. 2016;103(2):495-504.