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Nearly 400,000 children aging from 6-35 months in Hanoi will receive vitamin A during a campaign from June 1 – 2, according to the municipal Department of Health.

The Ministry of Health launched the National Micronutrient Day 2019 in the central province of Thanh Hoa on May 28 with an aim to promote the physical and mental health development of children, as well as their life quality.

Children from 6-60 months in 22 provinces having high stunted growth rates will be given free vitamin A supplements on the National Micronutrient Day (June 1-2), Director of the National Institute of Nutrition (NIN) Le Danh Tuyen said on May 25.

A campaign was launched in the Red River Delta province of Ninh Binh on May 18 in response to Micronutrient Day (June 1 and 2).

Vietnamese people are zinc deficient at an alarming rate, especially pregnant women and young children.

Children between 6- 36 months of age and new mothers will get free vitamin A supplements in a campaign on the occasion of Micronutrient Day (June 1 and 2).

The National Institute of Nutrition (NIN) held a ceremony in northern Ha Nam province on May 21 to kick off the 2016 Vietnam Micronutrient Day (June 1 and 2).