A child is given Vitamin A-plus capsule Dhaka TribuneThe new date for the campaign will be announced laterThe government has postponed the National Vitamin A-Plus campaign scheduled for Saturday. The Institute of Public Health Nutrition, on Thursday, said it put on hold the National Vitamin A-Plus campaign due to unavoidable reasons, report UNB. The new date for the campaign will be announced later, the institute wrote in a press release. Also read- 20m children to come under Vitamin A-Plus campaignThe campaign was supposed to be held across the country on Saturday to provide Vitamin A-Plus capsules to all children aged from six to 59 months. Children, aged between six and 11 months, are to be given blue-coloured high-powered Vitamin A capsules while those aged between 12 and 59 months, receive red-coloured ones during the campaign.

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 18, 2019 04:18 UTC