What is the Iron and Folic acid requirement of 6 months to 10 year old children?
High-Yield Explanation
As per Rajiv Gandhi scheme for empowerment of adolescent girls (SABLA) Children between 6 months to 60 months should be given 20 mg elemental iron and 100 microgram folic acid per day per child. The tablets for mothers contain 60 mg elemental iron and 500 microgram folic acid and those for children contain 20 mg iron and 100 microgram folic acid.