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Help Support Vitamin "A" distribution! Help Save Children's Lives!
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
Publisher: UNICEF Type / Script:
Bulletin or Poster  in  English
Keywords:
 VITAMIN, VITAMIN DEFICIENCY, MALNUTRITION, CALORIE DEFICIENCY, PROTEIN DEFICIENCY, FOOD, NUTRITION, CHILDREN, INFANTS, CHILD HEALTH, NUTRITION PROGRAMMES, DISEASES, RIGHT TO HEALTH
Thematic Group:
UNICEF, (2007)
Thesaurus:
10.01.00 - Food And Nutrition
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