Innovations in reaching children with biannual Vitamin A Supplementation (VAS) - Maximizing morbidity and mortality impact in the absence of campaigns

Speaker(s)

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  Kudakwashe Chimanya, MPH, MS

  Chief of Nutrition
  UNICEF Tanzania

Campaigns are disappearing, and where VAS is still needed to protect children from preventable morbidity and mortality, innovations are urgently needed. Exploring some lessons learned in reaching children where they are, optimizing existing platforms within the health system, and discussing ways to prioritize reach for maximum morbidity and mortality impact.

Presentations:

• Introduction: Innovations in reaching children with biannual Vitamin A Supplementation (VAS) - Maximizing morbidity and mortality impact in the absence of campaigns
  Alison Greig, MScPH – Nutrition International
• Improving the quality of VAS coverage to reach the older children – Lessons learned from Ethiopia, Kenya, and Senegal
  Banda Ndiaye, MSc – NI Africa Regional Office
• Bringing VAS to where the children are: Integrating VAS into nutrition screening platforms and other strategies being tried across the ESAR region
  Kudakwashe Chimanya, MPH, MS – UNICEF Tanzania
• Recommendation for the need to prioritize VAS for maximum morbidity and mortality impact in resource-limited settings
  Andreas Hasman, DPhil – UNICEF HQ
• Lessons learned from a transition to Routine – Senegal and Mozambique
  Rolf DW Klemm, MPH, DrPH – Helen Keller International
• Q&A: Innovations in reaching children with biannual Vitamin A Supplementation (VAS) - Maximizing morbidity and mortality impact in the absence of campaigns
  Alison Greig, MScPH – Nutrition International