@article{(Open Science Index):https://publications.waset.org/pdf/14325,
	  title     = {A Strategy for Scaling-Up Vitamin A Supplementation in a Remote Rural Setting},
	  author    = {Wisdom G. Dube and  Talent Makoni and  Tasiana K. Nyadzayo and  Namukolo M. Covic},
	  country	= {},
	  institution	= {},
	  abstract     = {Vitamin A deficiency is a public health problem in
Zimbabwe. Addressing vitamin A deficiency has the potential of
enhancing resistance to disease and reducing mortality especially in
children less than 5 years. We implemented and adapted vitamin A
outreach supplementation strategy within the National Immunization
Days and Extended Programme of Immunization in a rural district in
Zimbabwe. Despite usual operational challenges faced this approach
enabled the district to increase delivery of supplementation coverage.
This paper describes the outreach strategy that was implemented in
the remote rural district. The strategy covered 63 outreach sites with
2 sites being covered per day and visited once per month for the
whole year. Coverage reached 71% in an area of previous coverage
rates of around less than 50%. We recommend further exploration of
this strategy by others working in similar circumstances. This
strategy can be a potential way for use by Scaling-Up-Nutrition
member states.},
	    journal   = {International Journal of Medical and Health Sciences},
	  volume    = {7},
	  number    = {4},
	  year      = {2013},
	  pages     = {173 - 177},
	  ee        = {https://publications.waset.org/pdf/14325},
	  url   	= {https://publications.waset.org/vol/76},
	  bibsource = {https://publications.waset.org/},
	  issn  	= {eISSN: 1307-6892},
	  publisher = {World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology},
	  index 	= {Open Science Index 76, 2013},
	}