Children get free Vitamin A

The campaign will be held nationwide, in which in 22 disadvantaged mountainous provinces, each child from 6 to 59 months old will receive 1 dose of Vitamin A, children from 24 to 59 months old will receive periodic deworming; in the remaining 41 provinces and cities, children from 6 to 35 months old will receive 1 dose of Vitamin A.

The medicine used in the campaign was donated by Vitamin Angel, USA.

Vitamin A is essential for children (photo TL).

On May 27, the Ministry of Health issued Official Dispatch No. 3232/BYT-BMTE to localities organizing campaigns to guide provinces/cities to organize the campaign for children to take Vitamin A capsules combined with periodic deworming for the first phase of 2023.

To prevent micronutrient deficiency, in addition to the short-term solution of taking micronutrient supplements (such as high-dose vitamin A capsules, multi-micronutrient tablets, etc.), the medium-term solution is to use micronutrient-fortified foods, and the long-term and fundamental solution is to improve the quality of meals.

Therefore, it is necessary to strengthen communication work, encourage people to use a variety of foods, combine many types of food for daily meals; prioritize choosing and using foods rich in micronutrients and practice exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months according to the recommendations of the World Health Organization and the Ministry of Health.

Vitamin A plays an important role in the health and comprehensive development of children. Every year, the Ministry of Health organizes a campaign to supplement high doses of Vitamin A for more than 6 million children aged 6-54 months nationwide (there are 2 campaigns each year: the first in June; the second in December). In these campaigns, children of this age are given high-dose Vitamin A capsules.

In recent times, Vitamin A supplementation campaigns have helped Vietnam eliminate blindness due to Vitamin A deficiency in 2000, which is a tremendous achievement.

Source: https://www.congluan.vn/tre-em-toan-quoc-duoc-uong-vitamin-a-mien-phi-post249505.html