BOGURA, June 14, 2022 (BSS) - The national Vitamin-A plus campaign will start tomorrow in the district where children aged between six months and 59 months will be fed Vitamin A capsules under the campaign.

A total of 4,80,480 children will be fed vitamin A plus capsule of the district, civil surgeon office sources said today.

On the occasion, a press briefing was held at civil surgeon conference room this afternoon.

Civil surgeon Dr. Shafiul Azim presided over the meeting while Deputy Civil Surgeon Dr. Shahnaz Parveen, Sadar Upazila Family Planning Officer Dr. Samir Hossain Mishu, Medical Officers Dr. Farzanul Islam and Dr. Divakar Basak, among others, were present.

The Civil Surgeon delivered welcome speech narrating about the importance of providing Vitamin A Plus Capsule to every under five baby to prevent various diseases for healthier growth.

Vitamin A Plus capsule has no side effect and asked the parents not to become afraid and contact the health officials concerned if their babies would show vomiting tendency after taking the capsule.

The campaign will be opened at selected centres at 8:00 am to 4:00 pm and also the bus stands and floating places to bring all children under the programme.

Civil Surgeon in his concluding speech called upon the parents, teachers, public representatives, civil society members and media persons to make the upcoming National Vitamin A Plus Campaign successful.

Under the programme, the health department adequate measures to provide vitamin-A capsule (blue color) of six months to 11 months aged to 56,617 children and vitamin-A capsule (red color) of 12months to 59 months aged to 4,23,863 children.

Some 5,612 field level health workers, volunteers and supervisors were engaged at 2,806 centres in the district to make the programme a success.