Many workers are anemic

Many workers are anemic

SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: About 65 percent of 211,961
workers here are anemic, a study conducted by the local office of
the Ministry of Health revealed.

Antara quoted the office's spokesman Asli Amin as saying
yesterday that the condition was caused by poor nutrition and
poor eating habits. "Most of the workers don't understand the
importance of iron for their health," Asli said.

The provincial administration plans to correct the situation
by distributing a total of 32 million free iron tablets for the
workers, he said.

Each worker will take a tablet per week for 16 weeks. Pregnant
workers, however, will be required to take one tablet every day
for 16 weeks.

"Hopefully, their health and productivity will then improve,"
Asli said. (swe)