Dangers of Complacency: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back on Vitamin A Supplementation
A version of this piece was originally published in Jeune Afrique.
One of the proudest moments of my life was June 30, 1999. I had been working as the Country Director for Helen Keller International (HKI) in Niger at a time when the country had the world’s highest rate of child deaths. Niger embraced vitamin A…
