Nationwide Vitamin ‘A’ Campaign begins (Photo Feature)

Saroj Basnet

Kathmandu: The government has begun the Vitamin ‘A’ campaign for children.

The government, through 753 local government bodies, started the campaign on Friday. The campaign will conclude on October 19 (Kartik 3). The campaign aims to immune children with Vitamin ‘A’ and deworming medicine.

According to the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP), children between 6-59 months will be given Vitamin ‘A’ and 12-59 months will be given deworming medicine.

MoHP has a target of providing Vitamin A to around 2.1 million (21 lakh) children and deworming medicine to 1.9 million (19 lakh) children. More than 52 thousand volunteers and more than 15 thousand health workers have been recruited for the campaign.

MoHP started the Vitamin ‘A’ campaign in 1993 A.D. The ministry added deworming medicine to the campaign in 2001 A.D.

(Glimpses from the first day)

(Photo Courtesy: Saroj Basnet)