Nat'l vitamin A+ campaign on May 29
Saturday, 20 March 2010
National Vitamin A Plus Campaign-2010 will be observed on May 29 with feeding over 20 million under 5 children vitamin A capsules and de-worming tablets with a view to preventing childhood blindness, reducing child mortality and strengthening immunity, reports UNB.
Children aged 1-5 years will be fed a high-powered vitamin A capsule (200,000 IU), while children aged 2-5 will be given a de-worming Albendazole tablet 400mg along with the vitamin A capsule during the countrywide campaign.
Over 400,000 health workers and volunteers will work together to make this initiative a success. Besides all permanent health centres, the mobile centres at bus stands, railway stations, launch terminals and airports will remain open from 9.00am to 5.00pm to ensure that all children receive the twin dose.
The proposed slogan for the national vitamin A plus campaign 2010 is "supplement vitamin A capsule for better survival of your child."
Talking to the news agency, director of the Institute of Public Health and Nutrition (IPHN) Prof Dr Fatima Parveen Chowdhury said that mothers should start breastfeeding their babies within one our of the birth and exclusively breastfeed the child up to six months of age to keep their babies free from malnutrition.
"Colostrums are the live vaccines for the children," the IPHN director said children after six months of age should be given home-made foods along with breastfeeding for proper growth.
Children aged 1-5 years will be fed a high-powered vitamin A capsule (200,000 IU), while children aged 2-5 will be given a de-worming Albendazole tablet 400mg along with the vitamin A capsule during the countrywide campaign.
Over 400,000 health workers and volunteers will work together to make this initiative a success. Besides all permanent health centres, the mobile centres at bus stands, railway stations, launch terminals and airports will remain open from 9.00am to 5.00pm to ensure that all children receive the twin dose.
The proposed slogan for the national vitamin A plus campaign 2010 is "supplement vitamin A capsule for better survival of your child."
Talking to the news agency, director of the Institute of Public Health and Nutrition (IPHN) Prof Dr Fatima Parveen Chowdhury said that mothers should start breastfeeding their babies within one our of the birth and exclusively breastfeed the child up to six months of age to keep their babies free from malnutrition.
"Colostrums are the live vaccines for the children," the IPHN director said children after six months of age should be given home-made foods along with breastfeeding for proper growth.