Thap Muoi Commune Health Station organizes Vitamin A drinking for children

(DTO) On December 1 and 2, Thap Muoi Commune Health Station organized the second Vitamin A administration for children from 6 months to 36 months old in 2025.

Vitamin A administration is carried out at three locations: Thap Muoi Commune Health Station, My Hoa Health Station and My An Health Station. According to statistics, the entire Thap Muoi commune has over 1,400 children of Vitamin A age.

Thap Muoi Commune Health Station provides Vitamin A to children in the commune.

Vitamin A is essential for body growth, epithelial integrity and cell division, immunity and importantly, vision. The most obvious manifestation of Vitamin A deficiency is night blindness.

Vitamin A is essential for protecting the corneal epithelium, subcutaneous epithelial tissues, trachea, salivary glands, small intestine, testicles... Therefore, a lack of Vitamin A will cause dry skin and eye damage called dry eyes.

To prevent and combat Vitamin A deficiency, it is necessary to use a variety of foods in daily meals. Increase the use of foods rich in micronutrients; breastfeed your baby exclusively for the first 6 months and continue breastfeeding until 24 months of age or longer; use foods rich in micronutrients for your baby's supplementary meals...

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