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Anaemia affects 56 per cent of adolescent girls in India and 70 per cent of girls in Jharkhand.These...

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Anganwadi Centre kishori mandal (girls’ group) For out of school girls Lalganj, Jharkand,INDIA. Photo by - Pranav Purushotham

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Supervised Iron Folic Acid (IFA) supplementation is the key to preventing anaemia, says Dr. Prakash...

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Tirkey says, “Many parents were initially worried that girls were wasting their time, which they felt...

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“Although my school had separate toilets for boys and girls there was often no water,” says Rina. “I...

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“We’re reaching out to 2.8 million girls – two fifths in school and three-fifths out-of-school,” Dr....

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Adequate sanitation facilities and healthy nutrition has a positive impact on girls’ attendance in...

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Rina Kachhap from Indian state of Jharkhand dropped out of school when she was just 13-years-old. A...

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Volunteers map homes in the village, visiting girls to make sure they come to the anganwadi centre to...

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Rina’s mother says her daughter felt very weak during her first periods and would take to her bed....

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Anganwadi worker Sheila Tirkey visited Kachhap’s home and explained the symptoms of anaemia and the...

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A unique aspect of this Mela is the use of the religious platform to immunise children and raise...

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In addition, the public address system at the Dargah urges pilgrims to immunise their children. The...

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Over the years, UNICEF has strategically reached out to underserved groups. According to UNICEF’s...

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“Give your child polio drops,” the vaccinator at the gate urges pilgrims she sees holding a baby. By...

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A polio team, easily recognisable from its sunshine yellow aprons and caps, position themselves at...

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Sanitation and garbage disposal remain critical issues for prevention of an epidemic outbreak. Also,...

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Just before the Mela commences, special vaccinator teams are positioned at strategic entry points...

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