Normal Hb Newborns Children aged under 5 years Children aged 5-9 years Children aged 9 years and above 14 g/dl 10 g/dl 11 g/dl 12 g/dlAnaemia except in the newborn may therefore be classified as follows: · Severe · Moderate · Mild below 5 g/dl 5-8 g/dl above 8 g/dlCommon causes of anaemia in Kenya are: · Haemolysis due to infections especially malaria and haemoglobinopa