Zimbabwe
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EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA |
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| Clinical Vitamin A Deficiency | ||
| Most Recent Clinical VAD Survey | ||
| Date: | October 1999, Zimbabwe National Micronutrient Survey | |
| Groups Surveyed: | Children of both sexes from 6 to 71 months and 6 to 14 years plus women of child bearing age (15 to 49 yrs) from all the 8 provinces and the two main cities Harare and Bulawayo. | |
| Sample Size: | 3150 | |
| Sampling Method: | Multi-stage sampling | |
| Sampling Strategy: | Using the ward as the sampling unit, the country's five agro-ecological zones were used as clusters from which a total of 50 wards were selected. From each identified ward, one village was randomly selected. This was followed by a systematic selection of households from which the respondents were obtained. | |
| Estimated Prevalence of VAD: | ||
* Based on population figures from the Zimbabwe National Micronutrient Survey. |
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| Sub-clinical Vitamin A Deficiency | |||||||||||||
| Most Recent Sub-Clinical VAD Survey | |||||||||||||
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The most recent sub-clinical VAD survey was described above. | ||||||||||||
| Estimated Prevalence of VAD: Indicator Serum Retinol < 20mcg/dl |
* Based on population figures from the Zimbabwe National Micronutrient Survey. |
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POLICY AND LEGISLATION |
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Legislation on VAD |
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There is no VAD legislation in Zimbabwe, however it is being developed. |
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Government Agency to Address VAD |
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Ministry of Health and Child Welfare. The agencies function is both coordination and monitoring. |
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Contact Information: Not provided. |
PROGRAM DATA |
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| Supplementation | |
| Program Description | |
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The program is scheduled to start in June 2002. |
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The target groups are children 6 to 71 months and mothers 8 weeks after delivery. |
| Capsule Information | |
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Currently high-dose capsules are imported. About 3,792,960 (200,000 IU) and 335,016 (100,000 IU) capsules. |
| Implementation | |
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Supplementation is provided at National Immunization Days, clinics, and with food distributions. |
| Fortification | |
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Program Description |
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Margarine is fortified with Vitamin A and there is a pilot study of fortified maize. |
| Other Programs | |
| Dietary Change | |
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There is a national program to promote vitamin A status through dietary change. It targets rural women and children. |
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The program is run by Intersectoral Food and Nutrition Committees. |
MONITORING |
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Clinical and Sub-clinical VAD |
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There are currently no monitoring activities in place. |
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Surveys in Section II are not being repeated. |
| Supplementation | |
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Capsules are monitored through the use of tally sheets. |
| Fortification | |
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There is no monitoring for fortification. |
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