Bangladesh will hold its National Vitamin A Plus Campaign on June 28, aiming to administer Vitamin A capsules to approximately 24 million children across the country. The announcement was made by State Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dr. M A Muhith during a press conference at the ministry on June 25. The campaign will run from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., targeting children aged six to 59 months.

According to the ministry, children aged six to 11 months will receive blue capsules, while those aged 12 to 59 months will receive red ones. Any child missing the capsule on the main day will be covered the following day at the upazila level, and in remote areas, the program will continue for four additional days. A total of 120,000 centers and 500 mobile units at transport hubs have been prepared for the campaign.

The minister noted that Vitamin A deficiency is a major cause of night blindness and child blindness. Regular distribution of Vitamin A capsules over the past two decades has significantly reduced blindness caused by malnutrition in Bangladesh.