C T Online Desk: Vitamin-A Plus campaign will be held in 15 upazilas of Chittagong on February 20. In this year’s campaign, the target of feeding vitamin A capsules to 8 lakh 4 thousand 564 children in Chittagong district has been set.
This information was given in the district level journalist orientation workshop in the conference room of the Civil Surgeon’s office on Thursday (February 16) afternoon.This campaign will be conducted in 600 wards of 200 unions of 15 upazilas.In this, 91 thousand 918 children aged 6 to 11 months and 7 lakh 12 thousand 646 children aged 12 months to 59 months will be fed vitamin-A capsules.
Civil Surgeon.Dr. Elias Chowdhury said, “We have taken all measures for Vitamin-A plus campaign. This activity will continue throughout the day on February 20.The workshop was also attended by Dr.. Nurul Haider, Health Supervisor Sujan Barua and others.Incidentally, in the Chittagong City Corporation area, the target of children aged 6 months to 11 months has been set at 81 thousand and the target of children aged 12 months to 59 months has been set at 4 lakh 55 thousand, civil surgeon office sources said.
