CHATTOGRAM, Dec 11, 2023 (BSS)-The Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) has set a target to feed Vitamin-A plus capsule to 5,41,000 babies aged ranging from 5 to 59 months in the city  on Tuesday during the National vitamin ‘A’ plus campaign-2023.

All preparations for the Vitamin-A plus campaign have been completed in the meantime. The campaign will begin from 8 am in all 41 wards of the city.  

Of those, around 81 children aged between six months to 11 months will be given blue-coloured capsule of high powered Vitamin ‘A’ at 288 centres  under 41 wards and 4,60,000 children aged between one year to five years will be given red-coloured capsule of high- powered Vitamin-A.
This was disclosed by the acting Chief Medical officer of CCC Dr. Md Immam Hossain Rana at a press conference at CCC General Hospital today.

The press conference was told that CCC Mayor Reazaul Karim Chowdhury will formally inaugurate the campaign at Chawkbazar at10 am tomorrow.

Besides, 20 mobile medical team of CCC will conduct Vitamin–A plus capsule campaign at bus terminals, railway stations, launch terminals and Shah Amanat and kalurghat bridge points. Senior CCC health officers and related high officials of the CCC, among others, were present at the press conference.

Acting Chief Medical officer of CCC Dr. Md Immam Hossain Rana sought responsive cooperation from the media as it’s very important for making the Vitamin-A plus Campaign a success.