7.3.1 Rationale for action against vitamin A deficiency
Action against vitamin A deficiency is important, because improving a child’s vitamin A status:
Improving a child’s vitamin A status is a cost-effective way of improving their health.
- increases their chance of survival
- reduces the severity of the childhood illness
- prevents night blindness/blindness and may reduce birth defects
- is very cost-effective.
7.3 Rationale for action against vitamin A, iron and iodine deficiencies