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Published in : 2007 Available in : English Vitamin A deficiency affects some 127 million preschool children globally, putting them at increased risk of sickness and death. But supplementation is cost-effective and has proven potential to reduce the yearly number of preventable child deaths. This report tracks the progress of supplementation programming following 10 years of global advocacy. It is a 'scorecard' for countries and the international community on progress in scaling up one of the most effective child survival interventions available - a prerequisite for achieving MDG 4. Documents : Vitamin A Supplementation: A decade of progress (PDF, 1.24Mb) Originally posted at : UNICEF Publications |
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This resource is listed under: Themes : Emergency, general, Interventions, general, Micronutrients, general, Nutrition assessments and M&E, general, Nutrition planning, policy and programme, general, Micronutrient Supplementation, Micronutrient Supplementation, Micronutrient Supplementation, Monitoring and evaluation, Monitoring and evaluation, Vitamin A / Night blindness Resource types : Flagship publications, Scientific/background documents |
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