Anaemia data missing from NFHS-6 fact sheets; govt says new survey will fill gap

Health Ministry officials said haemoglobin testing was not carried out in NFHS-6 due to concerns about the capillary blood sampling method used earlier. Instead, anaemia estimates will come from the Indian Council of Medical Research's Diet and Biomarkers Survey, which uses venous blood samples and is expected to provide more accurate results.

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