Tay Ninh: Deploying the first phase of the Vitamin A supplementation and child weighing campaign in 2025

Parents take children to vitamin A drinking point

According to the plan, this year's campaign is expected to have more than 120,800 children from 6 to 35 months old receiving high doses of vitamin A, and nearly 156,000 children from 0 to 59 months old being weighed to assess nutritional status and monitor growth.

Children from 6 to 11 months old are given a single dose of 100,000 international units (IU), children from 12 to 35 months old are given 200,000 IU. Vitamin A is also supplemented for children at risk of micronutrient deficiency, children with diseases such as malnutrition, respiratory infections or children who have just recovered from measles according to the instructions of the Ministry of Health .

Medical staff weigh and measure children

At the vitamin A drinking point in Tan An ward, Mrs. Tran Thi Phuong shared: "My family has two grandchildren. When I heard the station's announcement, I took them there to drink vitamin A. Children nowadays are very susceptible to malnutrition, so we have to give them vitamin A so that they get enough nutrients."

In localities, the campaign was well organized. Health stations coordinated with local departments, branches, and socio -political organizations to announce the vitamin A drinking schedule, guide people, and support human resources at drinking points.

Head of Tan An Ward Health Station, Tran Thi Thuy Linh, said: "We are implementing the first round of vitamin A for children from 6 to 36 months old, and at the same time, coordinating to weigh and measure children. The sub-point is coordinating with the ward's departments, branches and organizations to implement synchronously. It is expected that on July 28 and 29, the locality will ensure that 100% of children present will receive vitamin A."

In this campaign, Tay Ninh province aims to have 98% or more of children aged 6 to 35 months in the locality receive high doses of vitamin A; 98% of children under 5 years old are weighed and measured; and 100% of communes and wards organize propaganda on preventing and combating micronutrient deficiencies in children and mothers, while promoting the dissemination of 10 tips for proper nutrition on mass media to raise public awareness./.

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Source: https://baotayninh.vn/tay-ninh-trien-khai-chien-dich-bo-sung-vitamin-a-va-can-do-tre-dot-1-nam-2025-a192546.html