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Hai Duong children receive vitamin A supplementation for the second time

HOANG LINH-DUC THANH • December 1, 2024 13:21

Hai Duong organizes the second vitamin A supplementation campaign for children aged 6-59 months at all commune, ward and town health stations in the area.

On December 1 and 2, the whole province had 98,970 children of the right age receiving vitamin A. In the photo: People of Phuc Thanh commune (Kim Thanh) bring their children to the commune health station to register for vitamin A.

Before taking vitamin A, children are screened to assess their health status.

Many health stations organize weighing and general assessment of children's development before prescribing vitamin A.

At each age, children will be supplemented with the appropriate dose of vitamin A.

Hai Duong strives to achieve 99% or more of children receiving vitamin A supplementation this time.

Hai Duong Department of Health established 4 inspection teams.Supervise the implementation of vitamin A supplementation for children. The delegation reminded health stations to pay attention to checking the right subjects, arranging appropriate drinking tables, avoiding confusion about subjects and dosage of vitamin A. At the same time, monitor and guide families to monitor children after taking vitamin A.

Previously, Hai Duong organized the first vitamin A supplementation in 2024 for children on June 1. The results were101,179 children received high-dose Vitamin A

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