Child survival : a report to Congress on the AID program

Congress. Efforts focused on oral rehydration therapy (ORT), intensified immunization efforts, and nutrition-related activities such as the promotion of breastfeeding and Vitamin A therapy. Related program elements included child spacing, research on acute respiratory infections, vector control, and improved water and sanitation. The institutional and financial factors that affect the long-term sustainability of these programs are discussed. It is noted that the projects described in the report are illustrative, not exhaustive, of A.I.D."s child survival efforts. Appendices provide a chronological listing of A.I.D. activities to develop and promote ORT, develop a malaria vaccine, and eradicate Vitamin A deficiency. (Author abstract, modified)