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What is anaemia?
Anaemia affects almost two billion people worldwide, with iron deficiency anaemia being the commonest cause. Iron is a critical component for making blood. The World Health Organisation (WHO) reports the proportion of women in their reproductive age with anaemia in sub-Saharan Africa is between 50-60%.
CHEST PAIN: A person with anaemia sometimes suffers from chest pain
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision
Dr Moses Galukande
In its simplest form, anaemia means not having enough blood. Enough refers to both quantity and quality of the various components that make up blood.
Too much or too