Vitamin A deficiency
Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) is the leading cause of preventable blindness in children and increases the risk of disease and death from severe infections. In pregnant women VAD causes night blindness and may increase the risk of maternal mortality.Crucial for maternal and child survival, supplying adequate vitamin A in high-risk areas can significantly reduce mortality. Conversely, its absence causes a needlessly high risk of disease and death.
- For children, lack of vitamin A causes severe visual impairment and blindness, and significantly increases the risk of severe illness, and even death, from such common childhood infections as diarrhoeal disease and measles.
- For pregnant women in high-risk areas, vitamin A deficiency occurs especially during the last trimester when demand by both the unborn child and the mother is highest. The mother’s deficiency is demonstrated by the high prevalence of night blindness during this period. The impact of VAD on mother-to-child HIV transmission needs further investigation
Very soon Track Foundation is going to organize a health camp for children and babies where vitamin A supplements will be given for free.All necessary dosage will also be explained to their mothers in this regard.
Interested persons can join with us in this campaign.
For Details, Contact :- +919432053529/033-6050-1132
Website :- www.trackfoundation.org,
E-mail :- trackfoundation2014@gmail.com
