NATORE, May 28, 2024 (BSS) - Over 2.48 lakh children aged between six months and 59 months will be fed with Vitamin A plus capsules during the National Vitamin A plus Campaign on June 1.

Civil Surgeon Dr. Muhammad Moshiur Rahman disclosed the information today at an orientation workshop with local journalists held at the conference room of the Civil Surgeon Office today to make the National Vitamin A plus Campaign-2024 a success.

The campaign will be conducted under the auspices of the Public Health and Nutrition Institute and National Nutrition Services under the Ministry of Health and Family Planning with the assistance of UNICEF.

Civil Surgeon Dr. Muhammad Moshiur Rahman said normal growth of children to be ensured along with normal eyesight and immunity after taking Vitamin A plus capsule.

There is an opportunity to provide vitamin A to the children through food diversification and supplementary feeding, he said.

Medical Officer Mohammad Russell gave a keynote address on the benefits and implementation strategies of giving Vitamin A capsules through PowerPoint presentation.

According to the Civil Surgeon Office, a total of 248,595 children in the district will be given Vitamin A capsules on June 1.
 
Of these, 25,562 children (6-11 months) will be given blue capsules and 2,23,033 children (12-59 months) will be given red capsules.

Civil Surgeon said a large number of volunteers and monitoring teams will provide the Vitamin A plus capsules at 1,388 centres in the district from 8 am to 4 pm on the day.