A mother with her two young children beside a table of nutritious food containing vitamin A: preventing illness in children in Uganda. Colour lithograph by Ministry of Health, 2002.

A photograph of a girl top right and bottom left is accompanied by speech bubbles: 'Clever Kate says protect your child's health by feeding him or her the following foods'; 'Add these Vitamin A rich foods to your child's usual foods'

CHILD or Community and Home Initiatives for Long term Development) project was initiated by the Ministry of Health and the World Bank to promote the health and development of children in Uganda. Running from March 1998 to June 2004; it aimed to raise awareness of caregivers of the risks and negative implications of stunting and to address behavior changes needed to prevent it. Communication activities focused on three practices: hygiene and sanitation (including de-worming), complementary feeding, and positive parental interaction. (Source: http://siteresources.worldbank.org)

[Kampala, Uganda] : Ministry of Health, [2002]

1 print : lithograph, printed in colour ; sheet 59.2 x 41.8 cm

Tips on protecting illness in children. Bears logo: CHILD, Community & Home Initiatives for Longterm Development, Ministry of Health Central image is accompanied by lettering: 'Eggs, enkejje, milk, liver, yellow/orange/green vegetables and fruits. These all contain vitamin A'. Eenkejje is a fish found in Uganda

Ministry of Health CHILD 2002 30/04/2012 Uganda UkLW Transcription from the item

M/MC database ref: PO-UGA-172

Wellcome Collection 811634i