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VITAMIN-RAJSHAHI-CAMPAIGN (with picture)
Vitamin ‘A’ plus campaign covers 25.91 lakh babies in Rajshahi
division
RAJSHAHI, June 23, 2019 (BSS)- Over 25.91 lakh babies were administered Vitamin ‘A’ Plus capsules in the first round of National Vitamin A Plus Campaign-2019 that observed in all eight districts under Rajshahi division on Saturday like other parts of the country.
Of the total children, around 2.8 lakh aged between six to 11 months were fed one blue colour Vitamin-A capsule each, while around 23.10 lakh babies aged between 12 to 59 months fed red color capsules.
While talking to BSS here today, Dr Gopendra Nath Acharya, divisional director of health, said the campaign was observed everywhere in the division successfully.
He says various problems including eyesight and night blindness has been prevented and cured through successful implementation of the campaign for the last couple of years in the country.
Mayor of Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) AHM Khairuzzaman Liton opened the city level campaign through administering capsule to some of the enlisted babies in the city bhaban premises yesterday.
The programme was conducted in 384 centres including 343 permanent and 41 mobile ones in the city.
RCC officials said around 7,937 children aged between six months and 11 months were given blue-coloured capsule of high powered Vitamin A and 54,731 children aged between one year and five given red-coloured capsule of high-powered Vitamin A in the city.
Talking to BSS on the issue, RCC Chief Health Officer Dr Anzuman Ara Begum said the vitamin ‘A’ plus supplement is helpful for reducing the severity and duration of illnesses associated with pneumonia and diarrhea.
She also said vitamin ‘A’ supplement is essential for the normal functioning of the visual system, maintenance of cell function for growth, red blood cell production, immunity and reproduction.
The supplementation is also important for substantial reduction of death rate caused by diarrhoea and measles.
Besides, various problems including eyesight and night blindness could be prevented and cured through successful implementation of the campaign, Dr Anjuman Ara added.
BSS/AH/AU/11:05 hrs