Some religions reject Vitamin A supplement-Halabi

Director of Public Health, Shenaaz El Halabi has spoken strongly against religious groups that deny their children the vitamin A supplement, which is freely administered at government health facilities.

Halabi claimed that some religious groups as well as some elite families spurn this government service preferring to administer the vitamin A supplement themselves, if at all.

She advised such people that the strengths and formulation of over the counter supplements may differ from that recommended for supplementation, leading to difficulty achieving the appropriate dosage.  "Use of supplements or any other drug without health worker advice is strongly discouraged," she advised.

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