Table 2.

Recommended doses of iron–folic acid treatment

Population	Prophylactic	Treatment of mild and moderate anaemia
Children 6–59 months	20 mg iron +100 mcg folic acid two times in a week	3 mg/kg body weight/day
5–9 years	45 mg iron +400 mcg folic acid/week	3 mg/kg body weight/day Body weight up to 18.5 kg: 45 mg iron +400 mcg folic acid/day Body weight >18.5 kg: 60 mg iron +500 mcg folic acid/day
10–19 years (girls) and boys	60 mg iron +500 mcg folic acid/week	120 mg iron +1 mg folic acid
Pregnant women	60 mg iron +500 mcg folic acid/day	120 mg iron +1 mg folic acid
Non-pregnant non-lactating women and lactating women	60 mg iron +500 mcg folic acid	120 mg iron +1 mg folic acid
Men	Not applicable	120 mg iron +1 mg folic acid

Severely anaemic participants will be referred to local primary health centre.

For children with severe acute malnutrition, if the child is in rehabilitation stage and has appetite and is gaining body weight, iron–folic acid dose @ 3 mg/kg/day iron will be given.