𝐂𝐅𝐈 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚 𝐕𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧 𝐀 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐝 “𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐚” 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐏𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐧, 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 2024.
In collaboration with the Vitamin Angels Foundation as the primary donor and Culion Local Government Units (LGUs) as distributors, CFI executed this vital community initiative across local barangays to ensure essential health services and interventions to children under the age of five, particularly those in hard-to-reach communities.
This project was specifically designed to combat vitamin A deficiency, a major public health concern in many developing countries, including the Philippines, which can lead to severe health problems such as impaired vision, increased vulnerability to infections, and blindness in severe cases.
To mitigate the risks, the vitamin A supplementation program targeted high-risk populations, especially children under five. The program sought to prevent the morbidity and mortality associated with vitamin A deficiency-related diseases such as measles and diarrhea, thereby enhancing the overall health and well-being of young children in these communities.
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