Dear colleagues,
The COVID-19 pandemic is requiring a response in many countries that includes modifications and restrictions to activities and movement to minimize the risk of spreading COVID-19. In many settings, this is expected to have serious implications for the delivery of essential health and nutrition services, including vitamin A supplementation (VAS).
The Global Alliance for Vitamin A (GAVA) developed a consensus statement to provide guidance to governments on how to continue to safely deliver VAS to preschool-aged children in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. The statement represents a consensus between GAVA’s core partner agencies - Nutrition International, Helen Keller Intl and UNICEF – and technical partners, and is based on GAVA’s review of WHO guidance for other services that use mass campaigns (e.g. vaccination) and routine health delivery platforms. The guidance will be amended as new information and evidence emerges.
Click here to read the consensus statement in English, and click here to read the consensus statement in French.
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