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Nutrition Policy Discussion Paper No 02 - Delivery of oral doses of vitamin A deficiency and nutritional blindness: A state-of-the-art review

UN Standing Committee on Nutrition

Published in : 1987

Available in : English

The ACC/SCN State-of-the-Art Series aims to provide authoritative information to help policy-making and implementation of programmes to improve nutrition in the world. This document concerns prevention of vitamin A deficiency, which is the objective of a Ten-Year UN Programme, launched in 1985. It is a coordinated effort between UN and national governments, currently with components from FAO, UNICEF and WHO. This paper contains very useful information for governmental and non-governmental organizations cooperating in the solution of this widespread problem.

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Themes: Diet and lifestyle, general, Interventions, general, Micronutrients, general, Nutrition and food systems, general, Nutrition and health/disease, general, Nutrition assessments and M&E, general, Nutrition planning, policy and programme, general, Accountability, Accountability, Biochemical, Food and nutrition policies and strategies, Food chain, food production and processing, Fortification, Fortification, Healthy diet, Micronutrient deficiencies, Micronutrient deficiencies, Micronutrient Supplementation, Micronutrient Supplementation, Micronutrient Supplementation, Multi-sectoral, Nutrition information and education, Nutrition information and education, Programmes, Surveillance systems, Surveillance systems, Therapeutic feeding, RUF/RUTF, Therapeutic feeding, RUF/RUTF, Vitamin A / Night blindness