Vitamin A and de-worming campaign underway across the country

Key Points

• The government has started a two-day nationwide campaign to distribute free Vitamin A capsules and de-worming medicine to children.
• About 2.1 million children are expected to receive Vitamin A capsules, while two million will get de-worming medicine.
• The campaign mobilized 52,000 female community health volunteers and 10,000 health workers across the country.
• The program is run twice a year to reduce malnutrition and other health complications among children.