With the current predictions of polio eradication by 2019, there
is a need for countries to ensure that vitamin A is provided through
their routine immunizations systems and reported together with
their routine immunization data. According to the 2015 WHO vaccine
preventable diseases monitoring system [12], which includes
immunization schedules for all countries, Angola includes vitamin
A supplementation at 6 and 9 months, Cote d’Ivoire includes vitamin
A supplementation at 6, 12, 18, 24, and 30 months, and Togo
includes vitamin A supplementation at 9 months. Chad and
Tanzania do not include vitamin A supplementation as part of their
routine immunization schedules currently but Tanzania is revising
the schedule to include 6 months supplementation of vitamin A for
children 6–59 months. It is therefore necessary to continue and
strengthen in-country coordination with nutrition programs as
has been documented in Angola, Cote d’Ivoire and Togo.