The cost is another miracle. In countries where every penny is important, a dose costs 2 cents and last six months. Four pennies, per year, per child. A 2-cent dose can turn around a small child, suffering from advanced corneal disease, which dries out the eyes. But one gift of Vitamin A may improve his sight, restoring it in days, and help him fight off the infections that accompany malnourishment.
West notes that the capsules do more than cure children.
Better yet, they prevent infections and diseases so that children don't become so weak that a bout of the measles can kill them. Children still die in developing countries, but where Vitamin A is given to children, some 25 percent fewer die. And it's hard to think of a more economical way to save lives. You may stipulate that you are donating to the Vitamin A project. Would you like to see them add this columnist to their newspaper.