High Coverage of Vitamin A Supplementation and Measles Vaccination during an Integrated Maternal and Child Health Week in Sierra Leone
Fatmata Fatima Sesay, Mary H. Hodges, Habib I. Kamara, Mohamed Turay, Adam Wolf, Thomas T. Samba, Aminata Shamit Koroma, Wogba Kamara, Amadu Fall, Pamella Mitula, Ishata Conteh, Nuhu Maksha & Amara Jambai · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015
Objectives: Mass distribution of vitamin A supplementation (VAS) and measles vaccination has contributed to the reduction in child mortality in Sierra Leone from 267/1000 in 2005 to 118/1000 in 2010. In May 2012, the twice-yearly Maternal and Child Health Week (MCHW) integrated V...
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10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20845