National Desk :
Countrywide Vitamin ‘A’ Plus Campaign for the children under five will be launched on August 5 . Massive preparations have been taken in different districts in this regard . Our correspondents and agencies report :
Sylhet Correspondent says: Nearly 5 lakh children under five years of age will be administered vitamin ‘A’ Plus capsules on National Vitamin ‘A’ plus campaign-17, on Saturday in the city and district.
The campaign will begin from 8:00am and continue uninterruptedly till 4:00pm.
Over 1125 supervisors in the 12 upazilas of the district will supervise the programme.
Over 5126 volunteers and health workers would be engaged for giving vitamin ‘A’ Plus capsules to the children aged from zero to 5 years.
volunteers and health workers in in the 12 upazilas in the district will carry out the campaign in the next four days from Saturday as a follow up programme, visiting households to include children left out, SCC and civil surgeon office sources said. This was disclosed at a press conferences held at Civil Surgeon Dr Himangsu Lal Ray office on Wednesday noon.
Staff Reporter from Kishoreganj reports: Health experts at an orientation and planning meeting on Wednesday called upon the parents for providing vitamin A+ capsule to every child under the age of five to build a healthier nation.
Civil Surgeon Office arranged a press conference held at Kishoreanj General Hospital conferencee room on Wednesday with civil surgeon Dr. Habibur Rahman in the chair, on the occssion of National Vitamin A Plus campaign 2017 to be held on August, 05 in the district and country as a whole.
Civil Surgeon Dr. Habib said that, a total of 59,500 babies aged between 6 and 11 months and 4,40,000 lakh babies between 12 and 59 months will administered with one dose of 111 unions in 13 upazilas of Kishoreganj district. It was addressed among others by Deputy Civil Surgeon Dr. Mudibur Rahman, BMA District Secretary Dr. Abdul Wahab Badal, Senior Medical Officer Dr. Emran, Medical Officer Dr. Sajib, District Press President Mostafa Kamal, CAB President Alam Sarowar Tito, Senior Journalist A.K Nasim Khan, Kishoreganj Press Club Secretary Saiful Malek Chowdhury and Journalist Abdul Kadir.
Dr. Mujibur Rahman duscussed about supreme importance of providing vitamin A+ capsule to every under five babies and said Vitamin A would help to babies in preventing various diseases to ensure their normal growth.
BSS from Khulna says: Speakers at a programme underscored the need for making the Vitamin A plus campaign scheduled to be observed across the country on August 5 successful.
They were addressing an orientation workshop of journalists at School Health Clinic in the city on Tuesday.
Khulna Civil Surgeon Office and Khulna City Corporation (KCC) jointly organised the event with a view to devising ways and means on how to make the programme a success.
Chaired by Khulna Civil Surgeon Dr SM Abdur Razzak, the programme was addressed by Deputy Civil Surgeon Dr Md Atiar Rahman, Deputy Director of Family Planning of Bangladesh Guru Prashad Ghosh, Deputy Director of Khulna Divisional Information Office Md Javed Iqbal, President of Khulna Union of Journalists (KUJ) SM Zahid Hossain and General Secretary of Khulna Press Club Subir Kumar Roy.
Health Officer of Khulna City Corporation (KCC) Swapon Kumar Halder delivered the welcome speech while Medical Officer of Khulna Civil Surgeon Office Dr Farzana Rahman presented the keynote paper.
Dr Farzana said the main goal of the campaign is to keep the rate of night blindness less than one percent.
She said,” Vitamin A supplementation saves life of over 50,000 children each year.” A total of 1,51,350 babies aged under 12-59 months will be administered red-colour vitamin A capsule in Khulna district while a total of 81,067 babies will be administered red-colour capsule in Khulna city corporation(KCC) area during the campign.
Meanwhile, a total of 19,920 babies under 6-11 months will be administered blue-colour capsule in Khulna district while a total of 10,775 babies will be administered in KCC area.
A total of 5,526 volunteers will work at 2,393 centres during the campaign.
BSS from Rangpur reports: Health experts at an orientation and planning meeting here today called upon the parents for providing Vitamin A Plus Capsule to every child under the age of five to build a healthier nation.
They mentioned that Vitamin A increases disease resistant capacities of babies to ensure their normal growth, reduce death risks and prevent night blindness and other vision-related problems and corneal abrasion.
Rangpur City Corporation (RpCC) organised the meeting at city corporation hall room on the occasion of National Vitamin A Plus Campaign- 2017 to be held on August 5 in the city as elsewhere in the district and country as a whole.
Mayor of Rangpur Sarfuddin Ahmed Jhantu attended the meeting as the chief guest.
With Chief Executive Officer of RpCC Akhter Hossain Azad in the chair, Divisional Director (Health) Dr Mozammel Hossain addressed the function as special guest.
Chief Medical Officer of RpCC Dr Kamruzzaman Ibne Taz, its Health Inspector Abdul Kaiyum, among others, addressed the meeting participated by City Councilors, health officials, supervisors and volunteers of RpCC.
Dr Kamruzzaman Ibne Taz said 33 category-1, seven category-2 and four category-3 supervisors and 634 volunteers will provide Vitamin A Plus Capsules at 295 outreach centres in all 33 wards of the city from 8 am to 4 pm on the day.
“A total of 19,500 babies aged between six and 11 months and 1.07 lakh babies between 12 and 59 months will be administered with one dose of one lakh unit Vitamin A Plus Blue Capsule and one dose of two lakh unit of Vitamin A Red Capsule each respectively,” he said.
Dr Mozammel Hossain discussed about supreme importance of providing Vitamin A Plus Capsule to every under-five babies and said vitamin A would help the babies in preventing various diseases to ensure their normal growth.
Mayor Jhantu called upon the parents and guardians to ensure providing Vitamin A Plus Capsule to every child aged under five for increasing their disease resistant capacities in the process of building a healthier nation and achieving sustainable development goals.
BSS from Rajshahi reports: Around 2.97 lakh children under five years of age will be administered vitamin ‘A’ Plus capsules on National Vitamin ‘A’ Plus Campaign-2017, on August 5 (1st round) in nine upazilas of the district.
The campaign will begin at 8am at 1,856 centres and continue till 4pm. A total of 1,744 outreach vaccination centres will be set up by Rajshahi Civil Surgeon office.
Over 3,712 volunteers, 376 family welfare assistants and 241 health
assistants would be engaged for giving vitamin ‘A’ Plus capsules to the children aged from zero to 5 years in the district.
Civil Surgeon Dr Sanjit Kumar Saha revealed this at a pre-campaign press conference here today.
Deputy Civil Surgeon Dr Prodish Kumar Biswash, EPI Superintendent Nur Muhammad, Health Supervisor Sarder Abul Khayer and Programme Organizer Rafiqul Islam also spoke on the occasion.
Civil Surgeon Dr Sanjit Saha said media support is very important to make the forthcoming July 16 National vitamin ‘A’ plus Campaign-2017 a total success.
He mentioned that vitamin ‘A’ supplementation is essential for the normal functioning of the visual system, maintenance of cell function for growth, red blood cell production, immunity and reproduction.
It’s also very important for reduction of the diarrheal attack and prevention of post-measles blindness.
Dr Saha said the media has a vital role in making the campaign a total success. It can prevent any kind of rumor relating to the campaign through objective reporting. He sought all-out cooperation from the newsmen in this regard.
BSS from Manikganj says: Nearly 1,79,621 children of the age group- zero to five years- of all the seven upazilas of the district will given vitamin A Plus capsules on August 5 as part of the nationwide campaign on reducing child mortality.
This was disclosed at a briefing on National Vitamin A Plus Campaign at Manikganj Press Club on Tuesday.
The civil surgeon (CS) office arranged the briefing for local journalists to make the campaign successful.
The programme will begin at 8am and continue till 4pm on the day without any break. A total of 3,386 health and family planning personnel, including volunteers and supervisors, will be engaged in the programme through 1,693 centers in the district.
CS Dr. Khurshid Alam told the briefing that special initiatives have been taken to bring all the children of char and remote areas of the district under this programme in cooperation with some NGOs.
BSS from Netrakona adds: Nearly four lakh children aged from zero to five years will be fed vitamin ‘A’ plus capsules during National Vitamin ‘A’ Plus campaign on Saturday.
Sources at Civil Surgeon office here said the campaign would begin from 8am and continue uninterruptedly till 4 pm on the day.
A total of 2,064 temporary centres will be set up in the district to carry out the programme.
Moreover, a total of 944 field-level health workers and 4,528 volunteers will work at the centres for administering vitamin ‘A’ plus capsules to children.
Countrywide Vitamin ‘A’ Plus Campaign for the children under five will be launched on August 5 . Massive preparations have been taken in different districts in this regard . Our correspondents and agencies report :
Sylhet Correspondent says: Nearly 5 lakh children under five years of age will be administered vitamin ‘A’ Plus capsules on National Vitamin ‘A’ plus campaign-17, on Saturday in the city and district.
The campaign will begin from 8:00am and continue uninterruptedly till 4:00pm.
Over 1125 supervisors in the 12 upazilas of the district will supervise the programme.
Over 5126 volunteers and health workers would be engaged for giving vitamin ‘A’ Plus capsules to the children aged from zero to 5 years.
volunteers and health workers in in the 12 upazilas in the district will carry out the campaign in the next four days from Saturday as a follow up programme, visiting households to include children left out, SCC and civil surgeon office sources said. This was disclosed at a press conferences held at Civil Surgeon Dr Himangsu Lal Ray office on Wednesday noon.
Staff Reporter from Kishoreganj reports: Health experts at an orientation and planning meeting on Wednesday called upon the parents for providing vitamin A+ capsule to every child under the age of five to build a healthier nation.
Civil Surgeon Office arranged a press conference held at Kishoreanj General Hospital conferencee room on Wednesday with civil surgeon Dr. Habibur Rahman in the chair, on the occssion of National Vitamin A Plus campaign 2017 to be held on August, 05 in the district and country as a whole.
Civil Surgeon Dr. Habib said that, a total of 59,500 babies aged between 6 and 11 months and 4,40,000 lakh babies between 12 and 59 months will administered with one dose of 111 unions in 13 upazilas of Kishoreganj district. It was addressed among others by Deputy Civil Surgeon Dr. Mudibur Rahman, BMA District Secretary Dr. Abdul Wahab Badal, Senior Medical Officer Dr. Emran, Medical Officer Dr. Sajib, District Press President Mostafa Kamal, CAB President Alam Sarowar Tito, Senior Journalist A.K Nasim Khan, Kishoreganj Press Club Secretary Saiful Malek Chowdhury and Journalist Abdul Kadir.
Dr. Mujibur Rahman duscussed about supreme importance of providing vitamin A+ capsule to every under five babies and said Vitamin A would help to babies in preventing various diseases to ensure their normal growth.
BSS from Khulna says: Speakers at a programme underscored the need for making the Vitamin A plus campaign scheduled to be observed across the country on August 5 successful.
They were addressing an orientation workshop of journalists at School Health Clinic in the city on Tuesday.
Khulna Civil Surgeon Office and Khulna City Corporation (KCC) jointly organised the event with a view to devising ways and means on how to make the programme a success.
Chaired by Khulna Civil Surgeon Dr SM Abdur Razzak, the programme was addressed by Deputy Civil Surgeon Dr Md Atiar Rahman, Deputy Director of Family Planning of Bangladesh Guru Prashad Ghosh, Deputy Director of Khulna Divisional Information Office Md Javed Iqbal, President of Khulna Union of Journalists (KUJ) SM Zahid Hossain and General Secretary of Khulna Press Club Subir Kumar Roy.
Health Officer of Khulna City Corporation (KCC) Swapon Kumar Halder delivered the welcome speech while Medical Officer of Khulna Civil Surgeon Office Dr Farzana Rahman presented the keynote paper.
Dr Farzana said the main goal of the campaign is to keep the rate of night blindness less than one percent.
She said,” Vitamin A supplementation saves life of over 50,000 children each year.” A total of 1,51,350 babies aged under 12-59 months will be administered red-colour vitamin A capsule in Khulna district while a total of 81,067 babies will be administered red-colour capsule in Khulna city corporation(KCC) area during the campign.
Meanwhile, a total of 19,920 babies under 6-11 months will be administered blue-colour capsule in Khulna district while a total of 10,775 babies will be administered in KCC area.
A total of 5,526 volunteers will work at 2,393 centres during the campaign.
BSS from Rangpur reports: Health experts at an orientation and planning meeting here today called upon the parents for providing Vitamin A Plus Capsule to every child under the age of five to build a healthier nation.
They mentioned that Vitamin A increases disease resistant capacities of babies to ensure their normal growth, reduce death risks and prevent night blindness and other vision-related problems and corneal abrasion.
Rangpur City Corporation (RpCC) organised the meeting at city corporation hall room on the occasion of National Vitamin A Plus Campaign- 2017 to be held on August 5 in the city as elsewhere in the district and country as a whole.
Mayor of Rangpur Sarfuddin Ahmed Jhantu attended the meeting as the chief guest.
With Chief Executive Officer of RpCC Akhter Hossain Azad in the chair, Divisional Director (Health) Dr Mozammel Hossain addressed the function as special guest.
Chief Medical Officer of RpCC Dr Kamruzzaman Ibne Taz, its Health Inspector Abdul Kaiyum, among others, addressed the meeting participated by City Councilors, health officials, supervisors and volunteers of RpCC.
Dr Kamruzzaman Ibne Taz said 33 category-1, seven category-2 and four category-3 supervisors and 634 volunteers will provide Vitamin A Plus Capsules at 295 outreach centres in all 33 wards of the city from 8 am to 4 pm on the day.
“A total of 19,500 babies aged between six and 11 months and 1.07 lakh babies between 12 and 59 months will be administered with one dose of one lakh unit Vitamin A Plus Blue Capsule and one dose of two lakh unit of Vitamin A Red Capsule each respectively,” he said.
Dr Mozammel Hossain discussed about supreme importance of providing Vitamin A Plus Capsule to every under-five babies and said vitamin A would help the babies in preventing various diseases to ensure their normal growth.
Mayor Jhantu called upon the parents and guardians to ensure providing Vitamin A Plus Capsule to every child aged under five for increasing their disease resistant capacities in the process of building a healthier nation and achieving sustainable development goals.
BSS from Rajshahi reports: Around 2.97 lakh children under five years of age will be administered vitamin ‘A’ Plus capsules on National Vitamin ‘A’ Plus Campaign-2017, on August 5 (1st round) in nine upazilas of the district.
The campaign will begin at 8am at 1,856 centres and continue till 4pm. A total of 1,744 outreach vaccination centres will be set up by Rajshahi Civil Surgeon office.
Over 3,712 volunteers, 376 family welfare assistants and 241 health
assistants would be engaged for giving vitamin ‘A’ Plus capsules to the children aged from zero to 5 years in the district.
Civil Surgeon Dr Sanjit Kumar Saha revealed this at a pre-campaign press conference here today.
Deputy Civil Surgeon Dr Prodish Kumar Biswash, EPI Superintendent Nur Muhammad, Health Supervisor Sarder Abul Khayer and Programme Organizer Rafiqul Islam also spoke on the occasion.
Civil Surgeon Dr Sanjit Saha said media support is very important to make the forthcoming July 16 National vitamin ‘A’ plus Campaign-2017 a total success.
He mentioned that vitamin ‘A’ supplementation is essential for the normal functioning of the visual system, maintenance of cell function for growth, red blood cell production, immunity and reproduction.
It’s also very important for reduction of the diarrheal attack and prevention of post-measles blindness.
Dr Saha said the media has a vital role in making the campaign a total success. It can prevent any kind of rumor relating to the campaign through objective reporting. He sought all-out cooperation from the newsmen in this regard.
BSS from Manikganj says: Nearly 1,79,621 children of the age group- zero to five years- of all the seven upazilas of the district will given vitamin A Plus capsules on August 5 as part of the nationwide campaign on reducing child mortality.
This was disclosed at a briefing on National Vitamin A Plus Campaign at Manikganj Press Club on Tuesday.
The civil surgeon (CS) office arranged the briefing for local journalists to make the campaign successful.
The programme will begin at 8am and continue till 4pm on the day without any break. A total of 3,386 health and family planning personnel, including volunteers and supervisors, will be engaged in the programme through 1,693 centers in the district.
CS Dr. Khurshid Alam told the briefing that special initiatives have been taken to bring all the children of char and remote areas of the district under this programme in cooperation with some NGOs.
BSS from Netrakona adds: Nearly four lakh children aged from zero to five years will be fed vitamin ‘A’ plus capsules during National Vitamin ‘A’ Plus campaign on Saturday.
Sources at Civil Surgeon office here said the campaign would begin from 8am and continue uninterruptedly till 4 pm on the day.
A total of 2,064 temporary centres will be set up in the district to carry out the programme.
Moreover, a total of 944 field-level health workers and 4,528 volunteers will work at the centres for administering vitamin ‘A’ plus capsules to children.
