The Hindu News

Why awareness about folic acid to prevent spina bifida must become a public health priority

Since 1991, the fact that pre-conceptional intake of folic acid by women can prevent more than 70% of Spina Bifida cases has been known. Yet, 30 years later, India is one of the few countries where no meaningful efforts to create awareness about this intervention have been carried out, making it home to one of the highest prevalence rates of this condition in the world