The government has launched a two-day nationwide campaign from today to provide free Vitamin A capsules and de-worming medicines to children.
Under the campaign, Vitamin A capsules are being administered to children aged six to 59 months, while de-worming medicine is being distributed to children between one to five years. Leela Bikram Thapa, Chief of the Nutrition Section at the Department of Health Services, said around 2.1 million children are expected to receive Vitamin A capsules and two million de-worming medicine during this campaign. He shared that a total of 52,000 female community health volunteers and 10,000 health workers have been mobilized for the campaign.
He urged parents and guardians to take their children to the nearest distribution centres to receive the supplements and medicines. The government conducts the campaign twice a year, in Nepali month of Baisakh (mid-April to mid-May) and Kartik (mid-October to mid-November), to reduce the risks of malnutrition and other health complications among children.
The Vitamin A supplementation campaign is being regularly implementation in the country since 2050 BS while the de-worming campaign is being launched since 2056 BS.
