Nearly 13 lakh babies dministered Vitamin ‘A’ Plus capsules

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BSS, Chattogram :
Nearly 13 lakh babies were administered Vitamin ‘A’ Plus capsules in the first rounds of National Campaign for Vitamin A Plus capsule in the city on Saturday.
Chattogram Mayor AJM Nasir Uddin formally inaugurated the city level campaign at city’s T&T colony high school of Agrabad at 8 am on Saturday.
About 5000 volunteers and health assistants were engaged for administering vitamin ‘A’ Plus capsules to the children in 1288 centres under 41 wards of Chattogram City Corporation (CCC).
CCC administered around five lakh 30 thousand children to bring under vitamin ‘A’ Plus capsules campaign.
Chattogram Civil Surgeon Office has appointed over 20000 volunteers and health assistants to administer vitamin ‘A’ Plus capsules in 4830 centres under 14 upazilas of the district.
Chattogram Civil Surgeon Office has targeted to bring 7,65,486 children under vitamin ‘A’ Plus campaign.
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