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VITAMIN-CAMPAIGN-SHARIATPUR
1.63 lakh children to be fed vitamin-A plus capsules in Shariatpur
SHARIATPUR, June 17, 2019 (BSS) – A total of 1,63,030 children aged between
six to 59 months in the district will be fed vitamin-A Plus capsules on June
22 to prevent childhood blindness and reduce child mortality.
Under the campaign, children aged between six to 11 months will be given
blue-coloured capsules, while red-coloured capsules will be administered to
children aged between 12 to 59 months.
“The campaign will start at 8am and continue till 4pm. As many as 1,677
centres have been set up in the district to bring all children under vitamin-
A Plus coverage,” Civil Surgeon of Shariatpur district Dr Md Khalilur Rahman
told at a meeting at his office.
Alongside health workers, 3,739 volunteers will perform their duties to
make the campaign a success, he added.
Heath experts said that blindness problem was significantly reduced in the
country through launching vitamin A plus campaign, they said less than one
percent children now suffers from blindness while the percentage of blindness
for vitamin-A deficiency was 3.74 in 1974.
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