KATHMANDU, Oct 26: The government has prepared to administer vitamin A supplements to around 2.1 million children nationwide on November 3 and 4.
The national vitamin A programme is usually conducted on October 19 and 20 each year. However, this year's schedule was postponed to November 3 and 4 as the original dates coincided with the Dashain festival.
Vitamin 'A' and de-worming tablets being administered to childr...
According to Lila Bikram Thapa, chief of the Nutrition Section at the Department of Health Services, vitamin A capsules will be administered to children aged six to 59 months, while deworming tablets will be distributed to children aged one to five years.
The department aims to provide vitamin A capsules to around 2.1 million children and deworming tablets to around two million children this time.
The supplements have already been dispatched to provincial health supply centers.
The government has been conducting the vitamin A programme regularly since 2050 BS, while the distribution of deworming tablets began in 2056 BS.
Around 52,000 female community health volunteers and 10,000 health workers will be mobilized for the nationwide campaign.
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