Correspondent: “Day-long National Vitamin “A” Plus Campaign on Monday, February 20.” On this day, 8 lakh, 4 thousand, and 564 children will be fed vitamin A capsules in Chittagong city and 15 upazilas from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
According to the Chittagong District Civil Surgeon Office, out of 8 lakh children, 91 thousand 918 children aged 6 to 11 months and 7 lakh and 12 thousand 646 children aged 12 months to 59 months will be fed vitamin A plus capsules.
Meanwhile, 1,321 vaccination centers in 41 wards of Chittagong City Corporation have targeted 81 thousand children aged 6 to 11 months and 4 lakh 55 thousand children aged 12 to 59 months for feeding vitamin “A” capsules.
This information was given in a press conference on Sunday.
The chief health officer of Chasik was present at the press conference. Salim Akhtar Chowdhury, health officer Dr. Mohammad Imam Hossain Rana, zonal medical officer Dr. Md. Rafiqul Islam, Dr. Tapan Kumar Chakraborty, Dr. Hasan Murad Chowdhury, Dr. Suman Talukder, public health expert Dr. Bushra Tabassum, vaccination in charge Abu Saleh, and Public Relations and Protocol Officer Aziz Ahmad
