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- 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
- 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
- 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
- Guideline on haemoglobin cutoffs to define anaemia in individuals and . . .
Appropriate guidelines for measuring haemoglobin and defining anaemia are crucial for both clinical and public health medicine but require consideration of a range of complexities across different populations
- 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
- Anaemia in women and children - World Health Organization (WHO)
WHO Global Anaemia estimates, 2025 Edition Global anaemia estimates in women 15-49 years, by pregnancy status
- Haemoglobin concentrations for the diagnosis of anaemia and assessment . . .
Overview This document aims to provide users of the Vitamin and Mineral Nutrition Information System (VMNIS) with information about the use of haemoglobin concentration for diagnosing anaemia
- Combatting anaemia through improved measurement, diagnosis and reporting
The Department of Nutrition and Food Safety at the World Health Organization (WHO) has led a coordinated effort to develop, implement and analyse a set of new resources to combat persistently high rates of anaemia around the world
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