Report

Coverage at a Crossroads

New directions for vitamin A supplementation programmes

Children with their mothers queue up in front of Bharashakati Government Primary School, Ujirpur, during the UNICEF supported National Vitamin A Plus Campaign, NVAC in Barisal. — UNICEF/2011/Kiron

Highlights

This report presents global data on Vitamin A supplementation (VAS), which has been a cornerstone of early childhood nutrition programmes for more than two decades – with UNICEF involved as a dedicated partner from the start. After years of steady progress, global VAS coverage has dropped to a shocking six-year low. The report calls attention to this rapidly shifting global context and advocates an urgent and renewed global commitment to strengthening VAS programmes.

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