Atul Foundation 2023-24

Impact of Sampoorna Other projects Projects provision of medical equipment to Kasturba Vaidyakiya Rahat Mandal support to Valsad Raktadan Kendra upgradation of sports infrastructure and equipment Locations Beneficiaries Valsad patients of South Gujarat Valsad ~25,000 patients Atul youth from 10 villages Qualitative outcome Women of reproductive age Observed 40% reduction of anaemia prevalence among women of reproductive age group and 53% reduction among adolescent girls who had participated in anaemia screening. Total anaemic Mild anaemic Significant reduction in prevalence of anaemia was observed post-intervention. The results are attributed to regular supply of IFA to the beneficiaries, counselling sessions and one-to-one follow-ups. Moderate anaemic Severe anaemic Post-intervention Pre-intervention 25% 42% Adolescent girls 13% 28% 21% 37% Quantative outcome 14% 22% 6% 14% 1% 0.10% collaboration with education and health departments resulted in a smooth implementation and an improvement in anaemia status of beneficiaries increase in consciousness among women and girls about their own health by taking regular medications and eating iron-rich food consumption of weekly IFA and folic acid tablets regularised with the support of peer educators in all schools increase in engagement among peer educators after trainings imparted to influence peers for healthy habits 30 31 Health Received second position for scientific paper presentation at the National Conference on Anaemia and Nutrition organised by Deepak Foundation. Annual Report 2023-24 I Atul Foundation Post-intervention Pre-intervention

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