Objectives of Vitamin-A campaign and

Deworming Program

With financial and technical assistance from USAID and

UNICEF , Nepal’s National Vitamin A Programe (NVAP)
began in 1903 with the following objectives :

1. Reduce child mortality and morbidity through

prophylactic supplementation of children 6-59 months
with high dose ( 200,00 IU) vit-A capsules twice yearly in
all 77 districts.
2. Bring about behavior change to increase dietary intake
of Vit-A and improve breast-feeding in the all districts.

3. Treat xerophthalmia , severe malnutrition , prolonged

diarrhea , and measles in all 77 districts.

4. Deworming all preschool and school age children

(enroll and non-enrolled) between the ages of 12-59
months through the platform of school and health centers
in order to improve their overall health , nutritional status ,
access to education and quality of life.
 5. Deworming tablets distribution to the children
aged 12-59 months aiming to reduce childhood
anemia with control or parasitic infestation through
public health measures.

6. Increase awareness of importance of vit-A

supplementation.

7. Strengthen the use of the vit-A Treatment protocol.