Government’s campaign of Vitamin A and deworming supplements begins (Photo Feature)

Kathmandu: The Government of Nepal has launched a campaign of administering Vitamin A supplements and deworming medicine to children across the country.

Starting on Saturday, and continuing through tomorrow, Sunday (April 19 and 20), the government began the distribution of Vitamin A and deworming tablets through all 753 local municipalities.

Under the National Vitamin A Program, Vitamin A is being given to children aged 6 to 59 months, and deworming tablets are being administered to children aged 1 to 5 years.

Through this program, approximately 2.2 million children across the country will receive Vitamin A. Similarly, the government aims to provide deworming medicine to around 1.9 million children aged 1 to 5 years.

Around 52,000 female community health volunteers and 15,000 health workers are being mobilized for the National Vitamin A Program.

To prevent and treat Vitamin A deficiency, the National Vitamin A Program was launched in 8 districts in the year 2050 B.S. (1993 A.D.) and was expanded nationwide in 2059 B.S. (2002 A.D.).

Similarly, the deworming program began in 13 districts in 2056 B.S. (1999 A.D.) and was implemented across all districts by 2067 B.S. (2010 A.D.). Every year, in the months of Kartik and Baisakh, the government provides Vitamin A supplements and deworming medicine to children free of cost.

(Glimpses of kids getting Vitamin A and deworming medicine)

(Photos: Saroj Basnet)

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