The project was backed by 1.2 million USD in non-refundable aid from the Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction (JFPR) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) through the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

It will benefit more than 1.8 million children in the 13 northern mountain provinces of Lai Chau, Dien Bien, Hoa Binh, Cao Bang, Lao Cai, Yen Bai, Ha Giang, Lang Son, Nam Dinh, Tuyen Quang, Bac Can, Thai Nguyen, Son La and the five Central Highlands provinces of Ninh Thuan, Gia Lai, Kon Tum, Dak Nong and Dak Lak.

Under the scheme, 27,498 communal medical stations in cooperation with volunteers and local social organisations will deliver vitamin A and vermiguge to the children.

The project aims at reducing the rate of vitamin A insufficiency by 50 percent, the rate of anaemia sufferers by 70 percent and the rate of parasitic disease sufferers among children under five in the target areas.

(Source: VNA)
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