Development Economics through the Decades by The World Bank

Author:The World Bank
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank

34. For example, the 1993 WDR pointed out that the Expanded Program on Immunization, which at that time protected about 80 percent of the children in the developing world against six major diseases (including tuberculosis, measles, and diphtheria), should ideally cover 95 percent of all children. Including micronutrient supplementation such as vitamin A and iodine would enhance the effectiveness of the vaccination programs. School-based health services designed to treat children affected with intestinal worm infections and micronutrient deficiencies through distribution of medications and supplements and that provide health education at the same time were estimated to cost US$1 to US$2 per child per year (World Bank 1993).

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