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Abstract:
Vitamin A is essential to keep our body healthy and immune system strong. Vitamin A deficiency in children increases the risk of serious infections and can result in the death.
In order to protect children from the il effects arising from vitamin A deficiency, Female health volunteer acrosses the country have been distributing vitamin A capasule every six months for the past 14 years. This year too on the April 19 and 20 they are going to distributing Vitamin A capsules to 3.7 million children aged six months to 5 years of age.
#VITAMIN"A" #HEALTH #DEFICIENCY #CHILDREN #INFECTION #RISK
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Publisher:
UNICEF
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(2007)
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Type / Script:
Bulletin or Poster
in English
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Keywords:
VITAMIN, VITAMIN DEFICIENCY, MALNUTRITION, CALORIE DEFICIENCY, PROTEIN DEFICIENCY, FOOD, NUTRITION, CHILDREN, INFANTS, CHILD HEALTH, NUTRITION PROGRAMMES, DISEASES, RIGHT TO HEALTH
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Thematic Group:
UNICEF
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Children Fund
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Thesaurus:
10.01.00
- Food And Nutrition
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