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Kathmandu, Oct 26:  The government has made preparations to administer Vitamin ‘A’ to about 2.1 million children nationwide on coming November 3 and 4.

Under the national Vitamin 'A' programme, the regular schedule in the government calendar, is typically conducted on the 2nd and 3rd of Kattik (first phase) each year. However, as the regular schedule coincided with the Dashain festival schedule, it was rescheduled to 17th and 18th of Kattik (November 3 and 4). 

According to Lila Bikram Thapa, chhief of the Nutrition Section at the Department of Health Services, under the campaign, Vitamin ‘A’ capsules will be administered to children aged six months to 59 months and deworming tablets to children aged one to five years.

This time, the Department aims to provide Vitamin 'A' capsules to around 2.1 million children and deworming tablets to around 2 million. The supplements have been already dispatched to the provincial health supply centers.

The Vitamin 'A' programme has been in the government regular schedule since 2050 BS, while the deworming tablets are being given since 2056 BS. 

It is said that 52,000 female community health volunteers and 10,000 health workers are to be mobilized for the national Vitamin ‘A’ programme.