At a time when the focus on health is more than ever in a post-Covid world, a new research has revealed a significant drop in anaemia among urban working women—driven by better preventive care, timely screenings, and improved nutrition awareness.

The study conducted by Indian digital healthcare company Medibuddy, which analysed health records from 4,397 urban corporate employees, found that 32.67 per cent of women surveyed were anaemic — a significant reduction compared to the national urban average of 56.5 per cent reported by National Family Health Survey-5 (NFHS-5, 2019–21) for women aged 15–49. Among male employees, our research shows anaemia prevalence was just 5.63 per cent, and NFHS-5 data also shows the urban average is lower of 25 per cent for men in the same age group.