Millions Saved: Reducing Child Mortality through Vitamin A in Nepal
2007
This case describes the National Vitamin A Program that the government of Nepal began in 1995 to distribute the supplements once it was recognized that vitamin A supplementation can save children’s lives. This program has averted nearly 200,000 child deaths.
This case study is part of Millions Saved, a collection of case studies produced by the Center for Global Development that describes successful examples of large-scale efforts to improve health in low- and middle-income countries, as well as promising interventions that fell short of their health targets when scaled-up in real world conditions.
Millions Saved: Reducing Child Mortality through Vitamin A in Nepal
Source:
Levine R. Reducing Child Mortality through Vitamin A in Nepal. Center for Global Development 2007. http://www.cgdev.org/page/case-4-reducing-child-mortality-through-vitamin-nepal.