Children from 6 months to under 36 months old in Dong Nai are given vitamin A simultaneously.

(DN) - On June 1, all medical stations in the province simultaneously organized the first round of vitamin A for children from 6 months to under 36 months old in 2025.

According to information from the provincial Center for Disease Control, 110,000 children of this age will receive vitamin A during this period.

Children in Trang Dai ward, Bien Hoa city were given Vitamin A on the morning of June 1. Photo: Contributor

In Tan Phong ward (Bien Hoa city), in addition to the main drinking point at the ward health station, local people can take their children to the offices of ward 9 and ward 11 to have their children drink vitamin A.

In Trang Dai ward (Bien Hoa city), according to Dr. Nguyen Thi Lien, Head of the ward's health station, during this period, there were about 4,500 children of vitamin A age. Due to the large number of children, in addition to the main point at the health station, the ward also organized 2 other drinking points at the offices of quarters 4 and 5 for the convenience of the people, avoiding overload at the main point.

According to the plan to implement the first round of vitamin A drinking campaign in 2025 of the Provincial Center for Disease Control, the time to organize vitamin A drinking for children lasts from June 1 to 10.

In addition to children from 6 months to under 36 months old, subjects who are not receiving vitamin A according to the campaign include: children and people with measles; children from 0 to under 72 months old with severe acute malnutrition; children from 6 months to under 60 months old with prolonged diarrhea or acute respiratory infections.

Vitamin A is a micronutrient necessary for children's physical development, contributing to strengthening the immune system against infectious diseases. In addition, vitamin A is beneficial for the eyes, helping children see well. Children with vitamin A deficiency often have slow development, are susceptible to infections, have cloudy corneas, and can even cause blindness. In some cases, if vitamin A is not supplemented through food, it is necessary to supplement high doses of vitamin A with medication depending on the level of deficiency of each child.

Vitamin A is found in many foods such as: liver, egg yolks, butter, milk, cheese, spinach, Malabar spinach, green vegetables, pumpkin, carrots, mangoes...

Hanh Dung

Source: https://baodongnai.com.vn/tin-moi/202506/dong-loat-cho-tre-tu-6-thang-den-duoi-36-thang-tuoi-tai-dong-nai-uong-vitamin-a-3c24d2b/