Leigh Jaschke

Validation of Vitamin A Supplementation Coverage Using Post-event Coverage Surveys in 11 Sub-Saharan African Countries

Heather Katcher, Leigh Jaschke, Geoffrey Oruru, Jennifer Nielsen & Jessica Blankenship · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

Objectives: Twice-yearly child health days (CHDs) have had remarkable success reaching children twice-yearly with life-saving interventions, including vitamin A supplementation (VAS). In 2012, over 80% of targeted children in Sub-Saharan Africa received VAS according to tally-she...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21079

Strengthening District Support to the Micronutrient Program in a Low Income Setting: Rural Mali (West Africa)

Fama Kondo, Traore Doufain, Lazare Coulibaly, Zana Berthe, Fatoumata DIALLO, Marie Diakite, M’Bo Awa, Abdramane Maiga, Leigh Jaschke & Houleymata Diarra · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

Objectives: Since 2003, the Malian Ministry of Health (MoH) and its partners have adopted and scaled up a national program to deliver Vitamin A Supplementation (VAS) to children 6-59 months and post-partum women. The programme has achieved consistently high coverage of over 90%,...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21144