Vitamin A deficiency is a severe public health problem in many countries of the world. Vitamin A supplementation reduces child morbidity and mortality. Despite interventions, vitamin A deficiency in children is a common problem in developing countries. Therefore this study was conducted to investigate vitamin A supplementation status and determinant factors among children aged 6-59 months in Ethiopia....

Chronic arsenic poisoning has become a global health hazard due to intake of contaminated subsoil water. A large population in West Bengal, India and in Bangladesh is suffering from chronic arsenicosis due to drinking of contaminated subsoil water. It affects mostly the poorest part of the community....