Patrice Kabavulu

Reaching the Hard to Reach with Vitamin A Supplementation in Low-performing Health Zones of DR Congo

Aimerance Kabena, Damien Nahimana, Patrice Kabavulu, Geoffrey Oruru, Heather Katcher, Banea Mayambu & Jessica Blankenship · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

Objectives: Since 2002, mass campaigns have been held twice-yearly to reach children 6-59 months with vitamin A supplementation (VAS) and deworming, with coverage consistently over 80% in the majority of DR Congo's 515 health zones (HZ). However, between 2006-2010, 25 HZ achieved...