3.21-lakh babies to get vitamin ‘A’ plus capsule in Faridpur

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FARIDPUR, June 3, 2021 (BSS) – A total of 3.21 lakh babies will be fed vitamin ‘A’ capsules in the district during the National Vitamin ‘A’ Plus Campaign-2021 (Second Round) scheduled to be held from June 5.

A total of 3,21,360 (Three lakhs twenty one thousand three hundred sixty) babies aged between 6 to 59 months in the district will be administered vitamin-A Plus capsule, Civil Surgeon in Faridpur Dr Siddikur Rahman told at a press conference held at Faridpur General Hospital on Thursday afternoon.

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

One lakh babies aged between 6 – 11 months will be fed vitamin-A Plus capsule with blue color while the two-lakhs children aged between 12- 59 months will be fed vitamin-A Plus with red color.

The programme will be conducted in 1965 centres in the district. A total of 960 field level health workers and 3,930 volunteers will remain posted in the centres for administering the capsules properly.

Besides, 9 monitoring teams have been formed to observe the campaign.

Civil Surgeon Dr. Siddikur Rahman , senior Information officer Md. Rustom Ali , Faridpur Press Club secretary Moshiur Rahman Khokon, among others, attended the conference.