Five years and below to take Vitamin A supplement

Public relations officer, Temba Sibanda said yesterday, the campaign which started at the beginning of this month, will end on May 31. He said the aim of the campaign is to supplement children's intake of nutrients with vitamin A as well as to raise awareness on the importance of vitamin A supplement.

"It is therefore important to supplement children's bodies with vitamin A supplement because it promotes their growth and development by strengthening their immune system, prevents death from measles and diarrhoea, reduces severity of illness like measles and diarrhoea, prevents blindness, and helps in the treatment of malnutrition," he said.