Dhaka, Nov. 10 -- Anemia is a serious public health crisis worldwide. It occurs when the amount of hemoglobin in the blood drops below normal.
The rate of anemia is alarmingly high among women and children, especially in developing countries, compared to men.
Women and children in Bangladesh also suffer from this disease. The main cause of this is iron deficiency.
The recent research report titled 'Food Security Situation and Coping Mechanism in Bangladesh' by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) mentioned, 85 percent of families in the country are not able to consume iron-rich foods regularly.
On average, 13 percent of families in villages are consuming iron-rich foods regularly, while 16 percent in cities and 24 percent in city c...