Cost-effective targets for anaemia reduction in 191 countries: a modelling study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Anaemia causes widespread health and economic harm. Current international targets for reducing anaemia in women of reproductive age, including the Sustainable Development Goal of halving prevalence by 2030, are unlikely to be met by any signatory country. This outcome suggests that current targets were grounded in aspiration rather than a systematic assessment of what is achievable given current recommended interventions and national health-care priorities. We propose a novel method of target setting for global health goals, with reducing anaemia in women of reproductive age as an example.

Methods

In this modelling study, we developed a country-level health economic model to support feasible and ambitious target-setting for anaemia for women of reproductive age (a

SUBMITTER: Blythe R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12405179 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature