Vitamin-A campaign tomorrow
The Vitamin-A capsules distribution campaign will be observed across the country tomorrow, with an aim to feed all children -- aged between six months and five years -- the vitamin under a nationwide event.
Health Minister Zahid Maleque announced this at a press conference at Directorate General of Health Services yesterday.
Health workers and volunteers will feed capsules to around 2.1 crore children at 1.20 lakh permanent and 20,000 mobile centres -- from 8am to 4pm.
Some 25 lakh children aged between six and 12 months will be given one blue capsule each, while around 1.95 crore aged between one and five years would be given red ones. Parents are asked to make sure children are fed capsules on a full stomach. Also, they should not be given the vitamin forcibly or while crying. Children below six months or more than five years or with any kind of illness should not be given the capsule.
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