- : How to get rid of Anemia
- : How to get rid of Anemia
Transcript
00:00 The most important health issue is the lack of blood.
00:06 Although there is blood, but many people are not able to get HB.
00:12 Because of this, they get fatigue easily.
00:17 Your RBCs, red blood cells are not strong.
00:20 At times, the platelets are low.
00:22 In medical terms, it is called anemia.
00:26 It has many causes.
00:28 The most common cause is the lack of iron.
00:32 People are taking iron supplements without asking.
00:38 But if you search in detail, you will find that the reasons are different.
00:43 People do not even know why they are getting fatigued.
00:49 They sometimes relate it to age.
00:52 But the concern is that in 54% of 9 year old girls, there is a lack of blood.
01:00 This is very concerning.
01:02 Ashfaq has also told us in detail that different parts of the body do not get oxygen.
01:10 Because they carry oxygen.
01:12 The number of red blood cells is low.
01:16 This is a burden on the heart.
01:22 This can affect your health.
01:24 Dr. Nadeem Jaan, the Deputy Health Minister is with us.
01:28 Thank you so much for joining us.
01:31 You are the Deputy Health Minister.
01:33 This number is very concerning.
01:39 54% of 9 year old girls in the country are suffering from blood deficiency.
01:45 What are the reasons for this?
01:50 Why is this?
01:52 Good morning to you and your viewers.
01:58 The issue you raised is very concerning.
02:02 This is chronic.
02:04 In our girls, there is anemia in 54%.
02:08 But in our girls, there is anemia in 62% in 1 to 5 years.
02:12 This is prevailing in the whole country.
02:15 If we go into the geographic segregation, we find more cases of anemia in Balochistan and Fata.
02:24 Our health and nutrition is not being taken care of by any one regime, government or person.
02:31 This has been ignored historically.
02:34 One in five girls are malnourished.
02:42 One in ten girls are severely malnourished.
02:45 22% of our girls are of low birth weight.
02:49 Our stunting rate is above 40%.
02:52 This is the highest in the world.
02:54 Our low birth weight is also the highest.
02:58 Our population is 17% and 60% of the population is either
03:02 moderately food insecure or severely food insecure.
03:06 This is related to poverty, urban and rural areas.
03:11 What are the major factors?
03:13 First is our awareness and education.
03:18 Then there are issues of our supply side, health system and nutrition.
03:23 You are right that urban and rural areas are disproportionately rising.
03:32 Because there is no awareness in rural areas.
03:36 Facilities are not available.
03:40 Poverty is a crux.
03:44 All the indicators of health and nutrition are bad.
03:54 The reason is that poverty is a problem.
03:57 We have not been able to bring about a major change in these areas.
04:03 40% of the population is below the poverty line.
04:08 This is a problem.
04:10 We have taken the example of breastfeeding and complementary feeding.
04:19 We have also brought the Nutrition Integrated Programme.
04:22 But these are in patches and are targeted.
04:26 We have a holistic approach.
04:29 We want to make it and the coming government should follow it.
04:33 What can be done about this?
04:37 This is an issue everywhere.
04:40 In Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, far away areas.
04:44 People start treatment.
04:47 People who are educated should go in depth and see the reason.
04:53 Can these tests be made accessible?
04:59 So that people can know.
05:03 Hemoglobin is integrated in the primary care system.
05:07 It is also present in secondary tertiary care.
05:10 But we already have 54% prevalence of anemia.
05:16 When the floods came, our health system was affected.
05:24 The disease of nutrition also increased.
05:27 The condition of nutrition also deteriorated.
05:29 We were pregnant and lactating women.
05:33 We need 6 million bottles of this supplement.
05:37 Because it is anemic.
05:39 We donated 1 million bottles to a charity.
05:46 It is the Junaid Family Foundation and the Kirk Foundation.
05:49 We gave them the most prevalence in Balochistan and Hussain.
05:54 They were also damaged by the floods.
05:56 When I went to London and met them at the Nutrition Summit.
06:01 We wished for more.
06:04 They agreed.
06:07 We are receiving 1 million more donations of multiple micronutrient supplements.
06:12 We will send it to the primary care workers.
06:17 Where they are convinced that these women are anemic.
06:20 Thank you so much Dr. Nadeem.
06:23 Thank you Dr. Nadeem.
06:26 Let's see.
06:27 We need to work on this.
06:29 We have a lot of research on this.
06:31 You should follow the reports.
06:33 You should try to live a healthy life.
06:37 When you consciously try to incorporate something in your life.
06:42 You will understand many things.
06:45 Many people like Shafaq do it.
06:48 It is better to have the right knowledge.
06:53 I wanted to say that.
06:57 We would like to thank the CBC.
07:02 The Minister of Health was with us.
07:04 We have the initial findings in CBC.
07:10 Your Hb is low.
07:12 But this is the first stage.
07:14 There are different tests for Hb low.
07:17 There are government hospitals.
07:19 These tests are expensive.
07:21 If someone has to do Hb electrophoresis.
07:24 It is a test of 2000 to 3000 rupees.
07:27 It will tell if you have Thalassemia minor.
07:29 Or your in-depth details.
07:31 Or blood culture.
07:32 There are many tests related to this.
07:35 They should be made easy in these hospitals.
07:37 And the doctors should be sent.
07:40 They should be treated.
07:42 They should be guided.
07:43 If a person starts taking iron.
07:45 It is bad for him.
07:47 He should not take iron.
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