59.5 % women between age 14-59 are anaemic in BTR: NFHS
The fifth round report of National Family Health Survey (NFHS) shows that women in Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR) are highly anaemic
| 30 Dec 2020 4:57 PM GMT
Guwahati: The 5th round report of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) 2019-20 gives valuable information on matters like health, population, and nutrition for the various States and Union Territories in India.
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India appointed International Institute of Population Sciences (IIPS), Mumbai as the nodal agency to survey.
In this 5th round, themes like preschool education, disability, access to a toilet facility and death registration, were added. The prime objective of the NFHS series has been to furnish high-quality data on health and family welfare and pertinent issues in this domain.