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Bangladesh campaign fights preventable blindness in children
United Nations report details an emergency effort in Bangladesh to give every child under six high potency Vitamin A to combat malnutrition linked blindness. Dr. Wadie Kamel notes thousands of youths suffered eye damage after 1970s famines and 1971 conflict. UNICEF supports the program amid ongoing recovery.
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United Nations, N.Y
Bangladesh
Wadie Kamel
Kamel
Pakistan-India
Unicef
U.N. Children’s Fund
Dr. Kamel
Middle East
World Health Organization
Dacca
University of Illinois Medical Center
Chicago