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Demonstrated efficacy of vitamin A supplements for improved child survival in many settings and a technical consensus on how to implement interventions were major factors in achieving this success. Bilateral and UN agencies worked together so that in 1999 80 % of children under 5 years of age in the least-developed countries received a vitamin A capsule in the last 6 months. At least one million child lives saved were associated with the increase in coverage in the last 2 years of the 1990s. Experience with Fe-folate supplements has not been as successful. Whilst a technical consensus has been reached on how to implement programmes to control Fe deficiency, the lack of convincing evidence of efficacy of Fe-folate supplements in terms of maternal and child survival outcomes has undoubtedly contributed to the limited pursuit of effective action. A new multiple micronutrient supplement for se amongst women of reproductive age in developing countries has been formulated. 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