99.1% of children from 6 to under 60 months receive vitamin A 

Last year, the provincial Centre for Disease Control received and distributed batches of vitamin A in service of the vitamin A supplementation campaign for children and postpartum women.

Children in Muong Cai commune, Son Ma district get vitamin A at the communal health station.  

Accordingly, up to 99.1% of children from 6 to under 60 months received vitamin A, and 95.9% of mothers got the vitamin within one month after giving birth. 

Under the project on receiving vitamin A and deworming drugs for children, and multi-micronutrient supplements for pregnant women in disadvantaged areas, the centre has also supported all of the pregnant women in Sop Cop and Thuan Chau districts to get multi-micronutrient supplements.

The vitamin A and multi-micronutrient supplementation campaign in Son La has been rolled out safely and effectively in line with guidelines of the Ministry of Health./.

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