Nepal Launches Nationwide Vitamin A and Deworming Campaign for Children

Kathmandu. The government is administering Vitamin 'A' to children across the country today and Monday. Lila Bikram Thapa, Chief of the Nutrition Section at the Department of Health Services, stated that under the National Vitamin 'A' program, the Ministry of Health and Population has begun providing Vitamin 'A' along with deworming medication.According to him, approximately 2.2 million children aged six to 59 months will receive Vitamin 'A' capsules under the program. Similarly, about 2 million children aged one to five years are being administered the deworming drug 'Albendazole'. For this purpose, local levels have established vaccination centers at convenient locations....