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NU Nytt Om U-Landshalsovard
; 6(3): 17-21, 1992.
Article
in English
| AIM (Africa)
| ID: biblio-1266931
ABSTRACT
This paper presents a brief summary of vitamin A deficiency and xerophthalmia in Africa; and an overview of strategies for prevention and control. Indeed the epidemiological picture is complex in all dimensions. 18-20 countries in Sub-Saharan or Sahelian zones are estimated to have vitamin A deficiency problem of public health dimensions; and in a few more it is sporadically or occasionally present. Distribution of vitamin A supplements would be organized quite widely in Africa; especially in times of drought and emergencies