Vitamin A plus campaign on Feb 9

Secretariat Correspondent: The National Vitamin-A Plus campaign will be held across the country on February 9, to provide vitamin-A Plus capsules to all children aged from six months to 11 months.

The Vitamin A plus campaign was scheduled to begin on January 19, but the authorities concerned postponed the campaign after receiving reports of defects in some Vitamin A capsules.

Dr. Mohammad Yunus, director to the Public Health Nutrition institution said, “We have received a letter from health ministry in this regard. The National Vitamin-A Plus campaign will be held on February 9.”

Children aged between six to 11 months get a dose of blue Vitamin A capsule. The supplementary nutrition in the form of Vitamin A capsule is vital for good infant and child health, growth, and development. Vitamin A strengthens children’s immune system, reduce frequency of diarrhoea and measles, and prevent night blindness.


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