date:May 14, 2012
The programme began in 2008 and was instigated by the Deutsche Gesellschaft fr internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH and BASF with GIZ working on behalf of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).
The long-term consequences of vitamin A deficiency for the people concerned range from a permanently weakened immune system to infectious diseases and blindness, said Michael Heinz, member of the board of executive directors at BASF and responsible for the Performance