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Anaemia can cause a range of non-specific symptoms including tiredness, weakness, dizziness or light-headedness, drowsiness, and shortness of breath, especially upon exertion.
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.
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.
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.
La anemia es un grave problema de salud pública que afecta sobre todo a niños de corta edad, mujeres embarazadas y en fase puerperal y adolescentes y mujeres que menstrúan. Los países de ingresos bajos y medianos bajos soportan la mayor carga de anemia, que afecta sobre todo a las poblaciones que viven en entornos rurales, en hogares pobres ...
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.
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.
This reference document aims to help Member States and their partners in their efforts to make informed decisions on the appropriate nutrition actions to prevent and control nutritional anaemias. The suggestions, steps and course of actions proposed are intended for health workers covering a wide audience, including policy-makers, economists and technical and programme staff in ministries and ...
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.
Detecting iron deficiency early during pregnancy and in young children is crucial. Iron deficiency in children under two years of age can have significant and irreversible effects on brain development. This can lead to negative consequences on learning and school performance later in life. Cognitive development of a child can also be affected if a mother is iron deficient during her last ...