Newborn Vitamin A

Vitamin A for Newborns

• Abrams and Hilmers Editorial-Postnatal Vitamin A Supplementation Pediatrics 2008
  Abrams and Hilmers (2008)

• Coles et al VA at birth delays pneumococcal colonization J Nutr 2001
  Coles et al (2001)

• Thurnham D Newborn VA Dosing and Neonatal Mortality Why do results differ-Sight and Life 2010
  Thurnham (2010)

• WHO Guideline on Neonatal Vitamin A Supplementation 2011
  WHO (2010)

• Testing the Feasibility of Delivering Vitamin A to Newborns in Nepal and Bangladesh (PDF)
  Rolf DW Klemm, et al. Sight and Life Magazine (Vol 25(1), 2011)

• Concepts and Guidelines for Developing and Evaluating Implementation Models for Newborn Vitamin A Supplementation in South Asia
  A2Z Project

• Newborn Vitamin A Supplementation: A2Z Program Update
  A2Z Project
   
• Newborn Vitamin A Supplementation: Frequently Asked Questions
  A2Z Project
   
• Newborn Vitamin A Supplementation: Key References on Efficacy and Safety
  A2Z Project
   
• Breastmilk: A Critical Source of Vitamin A for Infants and Young Children- Facts for Feeding (external link, PDF)
  Linkages/MOST/HKI (2001)
   

Vitamin A for Children

• Vitamin A Supplementation and Child Morbidity and Mortality in Developing Countries (external link, PDF)
  Beaton et. Al (February 1993)

• A Strategy for Acceleration of Progress in Combating Vitamin A Deficiency (external link, PDF)
  WHO, UNICEF, IVAG, MI, CIDA, USAID (1997)
   
• Integration of Vitamin A Supplementation with Immunization: Policy and Programme Implications (external link, PDF)
  WHO (1998)
   
• Vitamin A: At a Glance (external link, PDF)
  The World Bank (2004)
   
• Getting to the Roots: Mobilizing Community Volunteers to Combat Vitamin A Deficiency Disorders in Nepal
  MOST/UNICEF (2003)
   
• Sight and Life Manual on Vitamin A Deficiency Disorders
  D.S. McLaren and M. Frigg, Sight and Life magazine (2001)
   
• Sight and life Guidebook on Vitamin A in Health and Disease (external link, PDF)
  Donald S. McLaren, and Martin Frigg, Sight and Life Magazine (2001)
   
• Twice-Yearly Vitamin A Supplementation: A Guide for Program Managers
  Assists program managers in the design, implementation, and evaluation of periodic, active, institutionalized distribution programs for vitamin A.
  MOST Project (2001)
   
• Vitamin A Capsule Distribution: Key Behavioral and Communications Issues
  The MOST Project
   
• Developing Communication Strategies for Vitamin A Capsule Distribution
  The MOST Project