Anaemia - World Health Organization (WHO) Anaemia can cause a range of non-specific symptoms including tiredness, weakness, dizziness or light-headedness, drowsiness, and shortness of breath, especially upon exertion
Anaemia - World Health Organization (WHO) 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
Anemia - World Health Organization (WHO) 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
Anaemia - World Health Organization (WHO) What does this indicator tell us? The indicator anaemia has a wide variety of causes Iron deficiency is considered to be the most common cause of anaemia; other causes include acute and chronic infections that result in inflammation and blood loss; deficiencies of other vitamins and minerals, especially folate, vitamin B12 and vitamin A; and genetically inherited traits, such as thalassaemia
Global nutrition targets 2025: anaemia policy brief 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
Anémie - World Health Organization (WHO) L’anémie est une maladie qui se caractérise par un nombre de globules rouges ou un taux d’hémoglobine des globules rouges inférieur à la normale Elle touche principalement les femmes et les enfants
WHO calls for accelerated action to reduce anaemia WHO launches its first-ever comprehensive framework on reducing anaemia, calling on countries to accelerate action to halve anaemia prevalence in women of reproductive age by 2025 Progress on reducing anaemia has been slow and the world is not on track to reach the global target Anaemia is a serious global public health problem, affecting 571 million women and 269 million young children