3.21-lakh babies to get vitamin âAâ plus capsule in Faridpur
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FARIDPUR, June 3, 2021 (BSS) â A total of 3.21 lakh babies will be fed vitamin âAâ capsules in the district during the National Vitamin âAâ Plus Campaign-2021 (Second Round) scheduled to be held from June 5.
A total of 3,21,360 (Three lakhs twenty one thousand three hundred sixty) babies aged between 6 to 59 months in the district will be administered vitamin-A Plus capsule, Civil Surgeon in Faridpur Dr Siddikur Rahman told at a press conference held at Faridpur General Hospital on Thursday afternoon.
The campaign will be conducted under the auspices of Public Health and Nutrition, Institute of National Nutrition Service under the Ministry of Health and Family Planning with UNICEF assistance.