The Vitamin A supplement administered in “Prevention of nutritional blindness in children programme” contains
High-Yield Explanation
Vitamin A solution contains 1 lac IU per ml solution
Vitamin A is given in NIS of India till 5 years age (Recent guidelines)
– At 9 months age: 1 lac IU (1 ml)
– Every 6 months, till 5 years age: 2 lac IU (2 ml) each
– Total dose given: 17 lac IU (9 doses).