Nutritious food products delivered to mothers, children in flood areas

A delegation from the National Nutrition Institute on August 9 visited and supported mothers and children in flood-hit localities in Son La and Yen Bai with nutritious food products.

Wednesday, August 09, 2017 16:24

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Recent heavy rains and flash floods have taken the lives of 26 people and left 15 others missing and 27 injured in northern mountainous provinces (Source: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – A delegation from the National Nutrition Instituteunder the Ministry of Health (MoH) on August 9 visited and supported mothersand children in flood-hit localities in the northern mountainous provinces ofSon La and Yen Bai with nutritious food products.

The products include multivitamin supplements for pregnant and breastfeedingmothers and protein and essential vitamin supplements for children from sixmonths to five years old.

The MoH’s bodies are working to support localities in preventing possibleepidemic outbreaks after the flood like dengue fever and conjunctivitis. Theywill promote popularisation on food safety and environment hygiene.

By August 8, the ministry had provided medicine and medical equipment for SonLa, DIen Bien and Yen Bai provinces.

Downpour, flood and landslides that ravaged northern localities earlier thismonth damaged numerous houses, roads and farm produce while claiming many locallives.-VNA

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