Joseph Kandeh

Integrating a Six-Month Contact Point for Vitamin A Supplementation, Infant and Young Child Feeding Counselling and Family Planning within Routine Health Services in Sierra Leone

Mary Hodges, Fatmata Fatima Sesay, Habib Kamara, Emmanuel D. Nyorkor, Mariama Bah, Aminata Shamit Koroma, Adam Wolf, Joseph Kandeh, Rasmata Ouédraogo, Heather I. Katcher, Jessica L. Blankenship & Shawn Baker · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

Objectives: Since 2004, twice-yearly mass vitamin A supplementation (VAS) has reached >85% of children 6-59 months.  Although VAS coverage is consistently high, an additional 2.4% reduction in infant mortality could be achieved if all children receive VAS as soon as they turn...