TABLE OF CONTENTS FOREWORD PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS SUMMARY CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION CHAPTER II. PROBLEM DEFINITION CHAPTER III. A COMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF DIFFERENT INTERVENTIONS    SUPPLEMENTATION    DIETARY MODIFICATION       Improving Consumption of Vitamin A-Rich Foods       Breastfeeding Promotion       Improving Availability of Vitamin A-Rich Foods    FORTIFICATION    PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT OF DISEASE CHAPTER IV. SOME CONSIDERATIONS IN THE CHOICE OF STRATEGY    SEQUENCING OF INTERVENTIONS    FACTORS TO CONSIDER IN THE CHOICE OF STRATEGY       i) Trends in Vitamin A Deficiency       ii) Disease Pattern, Particularly Measles and Diarrhoea Incidence       iii) Extent of Breastfeeding, Maternal Nutritional Status and Deficiency...       iv) Political Support at National, Regional and Community Levels       v) Communications       vi) Available Resources       vii) Operational Feasibility of the Intervention       viii) Cost-Effectiveness       ix) Sustainability       x) Complementarity with Other InterventionssThere is considerable potential...       xi) Urbanisation    PROCESS LEADING TO SELECTION OF INTERVENTIONS CHAPTER V. CONCLUDING STATEMENT THE CONTROL OF VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY ANNEXES    Annex I: Study Objectives    Annex II: Age-Specific Benefits of Vitamin A Deficiency Control       Illustration: A District in India    Annex III: Evaluation Inventory    Annex IV: Additional References    Annex V: Summary Information on Evaluations Reviewed, by Strategy Type    Annex VI: Consultative Group Meeting Participants