More than 2 million children will be given Vitamin A Plus capsules on June 1st
Dhaka, May 30, 2024 (BSS) – National Vitamin A Plus
The campaign will be held on June 1st.
Distributed Vitamin A Plus capsules to over 22.2 million children
Between 6 and 59 months of age, during childhood
It will reduce blindness and lower the infant mortality rate in the country.
“Giving vitamin A capsules can prevent blindness in children.
Ensure normal development and reduce all types of infant mortality
24 percent reduction, significantly reducing mortality
“Measles, diarrhea, pneumonia,” says Secretary-General
Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) Professor Abul
Bashar Mohammed Khurshid Alam said this at a press conference here.
today.
The Vitamin A Plus campaign will be held at a later date.
It is a cyclone-hit coastal area, he said.
The campaign will see 2.7 million children between the ages of 6 and 7
11-month-old babies are given blue vitamins
A Plus Capsules will be used by 1.95 million children between the ages of 12 and 19.
Patients aged 59 months will be administered the red capsules.
that day.
Khurshid urged people to take Vitamin A Plus capsules.
To ensure that no child is left behind,
Take vitamin capsules.
“We can reduce the national infant mortality rate by 24 percent.”
Through the success of the campaign, he
Added.
The problem of blindness in the country has been significantly reduced
He added that this was due to taking Vitamin A Plus capsules.
After the country’s independence, more than 4 percent of children
He was blinded by vitamin A deficiency, but now
According to DGHS, only 0.01% of children become blind.
DG was added.
A total of 240,000 volunteers and 40,000 medical workers
Involved in a national campaign to administer Vitamin A
Installing capsules in all health facilities and mobile health centres
Khurshid said throughout the day.
Vitamin A deficiency poses a serious threat to both the mother and the fetus.
Health experts say it could have a negative impact on children’s health.
Vitamin A deficiency not only causes blindness,
It can cause a variety of illnesses and increase the risk of death.
