Saturday, September 15, 2012

Nearly 3,000 children below three years of age receive UNICEF-supported Micronutrient Sprinkles in Myanmar’s Thabaung Township

Zee Phyu Kwin village tract, Thabaung township, Ayeyarwaddy Region, September 15, 2012: Than Than Myint, mother of 18-month old boy Lin Lin Tun became convinced of the benefits of micronutrient sprinkles as she saw its effects on her child’s health after he received it as the supplement in May and June 2012.

Baby Lin Lin was sick and had to be hospitalized in the Pathein Township only nine days after he was born with frequent diarrhoea and skin disease.