Vitamin 'A' Plus campaign started in Ctg targeting over 13 lakh babies

Express Report
  ১৩ ডিসেম্বর ২০২৩, ১৪:২৯

The four day long National Vitamin 'A' Plus Campaign-2023 was launched in the city and 15 upazilas of the district with the aim of giving vitamin 'A' plus capsules to more than 13 lakh children.

City Mayor Reazaul Karim Chowdhury formally inaugurated the city level campaign at city's Chawkbazar ward at 10 am today.

About 5,000 volunteers and health assistants were engaged for administering vitamin 'A' Plus capsules to the children in 1321 centres under 41 wards of Chattogram City Corporation (CCC).

CCC is being administered around five lakh 41 thousand children to bring under vitamin 'A' Plus capsules campaign.

Over 500 supervisors including Councillors of 41 wards in CCC and 859 supervisors in the 14 upazilas of the district are being supervised the 'A' Plus campaign.
 
Chattogram Civil Surgeon Office also being administered to seven lakh 80 thousand 564 children under vitamin 'A' Plus campaign.

Chattogram Civil Surgeon Office has appointed over 20,000 volunteers and health assistants to administer vitamin 'A' Plus capsules in 4,861 centres under 14 upazilas of the district.

Over 20,000 volunteers and health workers including 4,848 by CCC would be engaged for giving vitamin 'A' Plus capsules to the children aged from 6 months to 5 years.