Summary :
A prospective and cross-sectional study was conducted in
the department of Paediatrics of Rangpur Medical
College Hospital to estimate the level of Haemoglobin
(Hb) in the healthy and well nourished children. The total
number of samples was 1500 with male : female ratio 1:1.
Samples were collected from newborn babies to children
upto 14 years of age from Children Out-Patient
Department (COPD) and from a Baby Friendly Clinic of
Rangpur Town. Haemoglobin level was estimated from all