CHANDPUR, May 30, 2024 (BSS) - Over 3.53 lakh children aged from six months to 59 months will be fed with Vitamin A plus capsules during the National Vitamin A plus Campaign on June 1.

Civil Surgeon Dr Mohammad Shahadat Hossain disclosed this today at an orientation workshop with local journalists held at the conference room of the Civil Surgeon Office 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 Mohammad Shahadat Hossain said normal growth of children will be ensured as well as normal eyesight and immunity will enhance 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 Dr. Abdullah Zobair gave a speech on the benefits and implementation strategies of giving Vitamin A capsules.

According to the Civil Surgeon Office, a total of 3,53,189 children in the district will be given Vitamin A capsules on June 1.

The Civil Surgeon said a large number of volunteers and monitoring teams will provide the Vitamin A plus capsules at 2,233 centres in the district from 8 am to 4 pm on the day.