Sun News Desk : A one-day vitamin A plus campaign begins across the country today with an aim to feed the capsules to 2.20 crore children.

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Children among aged 6-11 months will be fed blue color capsules while children aged 12-59 months will be administered red color capsules.

A total of 5,26,240 children in six upazilas of Dhaka district will get the capsules, said Dr Yasmin Nahar, deputy civil surgeon of Dhaka district.

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Vitamin A deficiency is a serious threat to both mother and child health. The impact of vitamin A deficiency is not only limited to blindness but also increases death risk by causing various diseases.

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