Large scale effort In addition to reaching pregnant women and children under the age of five, blanket distribution of nets to local households is having a major impact.
It comprised blanket distribution of CSB, participatory education for health and nutrition, vitamin A distribution, de-worming, and MUAC screening.
The expected rise in new cases during the hunger gap period in 2007 was not only arrested, but reversed during the period of blanket distribution of RUF. Figure 4 shows the trend in admissions for SAM in Guidam Roumdji district for the years 2003 2007.
In addition, UNICEF has started blanket distribution of high-energy biscuits, multi-micronutrient sachets and other therapeutic foodstuffs to prevent malnutrition among vulnerable women and children.
"Unlike the blanket distribution of seed aid in which farmers have no options, the seed fairs enable the farmers to purchase seeds of their preferred varieties and mix of those varieties, depending on the monetary value of the vouchers," he noted.
A new form of blanket distribution was brought into play to launch Steven Spielberg's Jaws (1975), which, along with George Lucas's Star Wars (1977), helped renew the cinema-going habit and started a vogue for childlike special-effects blockbusters.
"Blanket distribution can be an eyesore that affects the quality of life," he said.
Image caption Two boys from Kabul Informal Settlements attend a distribution of blankets, clothes and firewood, to help them get through the harsh winter 2011-2012.
Ms. Noel queued up for a distribution of blankets by UNICEF – one of three long lines full of people who had been affected by the storm.
