Objective: To assess the effect of daily versus weekly iron folic acid (IFA) supplementation on the haemoglobin levels of children 6 to 36 months of urban slums of Vadodara Design: Non Randomized control supervised trial Setting: Five out of 40 anganwadi centres were randomly selected. The centres were randomly divided into 3 groups i.e., daily, weekly and control. Participants: All children ag...

India is committed to eliminate filariasis by 2015. To achieve this goal annual mass drug administration (MDA) of diethylcarbamazine (DEC) was launched in 2004 by the Government of India1,2. According to the guidelines, DEC should be administered under supervision to all people excluding children <2 yr, pregnant women and severely ill persons (noneligible). The recommended DEC dosage is one tab...

Anganwadi is a holistic health and education initiative that provides basic care, nutrition educational programs to rural mothers children. It part of the Indian Government’s Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Scheme, introduced in 1975 today one largest child development initiatives world. The early developmental years children aged 0–6 are spent an or equivalent learning centre infl...