Family and Child Welfare

Family and Child Welfare 3 (3+0)

Lesson 16 &17 : Nutritional Services for Children

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

1. Prophylaxis against blindness through Vitamin 'A':
   The programme aims to protect children between 1 to 5 years against blindness through Vitamin ‘ A' administration and covers all the States/Union Territories, now.


2. Prophylaxis against nutritional anaemia:
   Under this programme, iron and folic acid tablets are given to pre-school children and pregnant and nursing women to combat nutritional anaemia.