Papua New Guinea PG: Vitamin A Supplementation Coverage Rate: % of Children Aged 6-59 Months

Papua New Guinea PG: Vitamin A Supplementation Coverage Rate: % of Children Aged 6-59 Months data was reported at 15.000 % in 2012. This records an increase from the previous number of 12.000 % for 2011. Papua New Guinea PG: Vitamin A Supplementation Coverage Rate: % of Children Aged 6-59 Months data is updated yearly, averaging 9.500 % from Dec 2003 (Median) to 2012, with 8 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 15.000 % in 2012 and a record low of 1.000 % in 2005. Papua New Guinea PG: Vitamin A Supplementation Coverage Rate: % of Children Aged 6-59 Months data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Papua New Guinea – Table PG.World Bank: Health Statistics. Vitamin A supplementation refers to the percentage of children ages 6-59 months old who received at least two doses of vitamin A in the previous year.; ; United Nations Children's Fund, State of the World's Children.; Weighted average; Vitamin A is essential for optimal functioning of the immune system. Vitamin A deficiency, a leading cause of blindness, also causes a greater risk of dying from a range of childhood ailments such as measles, malaria, and diarrhea. In low- and middle-income countries, where vitamin A is consumed largely in fruits and vegetables, daily per capita intake is often insufficient to meet dietary requirements. Providing young children with two high-dose vitamin A capsules a year is a safe, cost-effective, efficient strategy for eliminating vitamin A deficiency and improving child survival. Giving vitamin A to new breastfeeding mothers helps protect their children during the first few months of life. Food fortification with vitamin A is being introduced in many developing countries.

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