United Nations Children’s Fund
Regional Office for South Asia
GETTING TO THE ROOTS
- Mobilizing community volunteers to combat Vitamin A Deficiency Disorders in Nepal
For every child
Health, Education, Equality, Protection
ADVANCE HUMANITY
Behind the endless vistas of its stunning Himalayan snow peaks lay a malady that had slithered around Nepal for centuries until the new millennium dawned. It tormented a number of people even though the symptom, common and ephemeral, was deemed an in...
UNICEF, (2003)
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World Health Organization 2014: A Wealth of Information on Global Public Health
Highlights:
1. Between 2000 and 2012, measles deaths worldwide have been cut by almost 80% – from 562000 to 122000 deaths.
2. Human African trypanosomiasis (commonly known as sleeping sickness) is at its lowest level in 50 years, with fewer than 10...
WHO, (2014)
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