Support to provision of vitamin A in Somalia : final report

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dc.contributor.authorUNICEF
dc.date.accessioned2007-11-13T04:10:28Z
dc.date.available2005-09-30en
dc.date.available2007-11-13T04:10:28Z
dc.date.issued2003
dc.description.abstractThe funds were utilized to provide operational support for vitamin A supplementation, covering costs related to transportation of vitamin A capsules from Nairobi to Somalia and within Somalia; storage of vitamin A capsules; distribution of vitamin A capsules. The Vitamin A supplementation was linked with Polio National Immunization Days (NIDs), targeting children between the ages of 6-59 months, and was conducted twice during both 2002 and 2003. Results of the nutritional survey conducted in Dinsor district (Central and Southern Somalia) a few weeks before the final report, showed that 70% of children had received an adequate dose of vitamin A.en
dc.formatTexten
dc.format.extent7 p.en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/27236
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUNICEF, New York, N.Y.?, USen
dc.subjectMICRONUTRIENTSen
dc.subjectCHILD HEALTHen
dc.subjectDEFICIENCY DISEASESen
dc.subjectMORTALITYen
dc.subjectNUTRITIONen
dc.subjectSOMALIAen
dc.subjectEYE DISEASESen
dc.subjectINFORMATION CAMPAIGNSen
dc.subjectIMMUNIZATIONen
dc.subjectSOUTH OF SAHARAen
dc.subjectSTATISTICAL DATAen
dc.subjectVITAMIN Aen
dc.titleSupport to provision of vitamin A in Somalia : final reporten
dc.typeIDRC Final Reporten
idrc.dspace.accessIDRC Onlyen
idrc.project.componentnumber910313170
idrc.project.number910313
idrc.project.titleMicronutrients Secretariaten
idrc.rims.adhocgroupIDRC SUPPORTEDen

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