Nationwide vitamin A and deworming campaign underway
Summary
The government has launched a two-day nationwide campaign to provide free vitamin A capsules and deworming medicine to children across Nepal. About 2.1 million children are expected to receive vitamin A supplements and 2 million will get deworming medicine.
Key Points
- The government has started a two-day nationwide campaign to distribute free vitamin A capsules and deworming medicine to children.
- Around 2.1 million children are expected to receive vitamin A capsules and 2 million children deworming medicine.
- The campaign is supported by 52,000 female community health volunteers and 10,000 health workers.
- The program is run twice a year to help reduce malnutrition and related health complications among children.
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Vitamin A and de-worming campaign underway across the country
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