Nepal, Oct. 26 -- The government has prepared to administer vitamin A supplements to around 2.1 million children nationwide on November 3 and 4.

The national vitamin A programme is usually conducted on October 19 and 20 each year. However, this year's schedule was postponed to November 3 and 4 as the original dates coincided with the Dashain festival.

According to Lila Bikram Thapa, chief of the Nutrition Section at the Department of Health Services, vitamin A capsules will be administered to children aged six to 59 months, while deworming tablets will be distributed to children aged one to five years.

The department aims to provide vitamin A capsules to around 2.1 million children and deworming tablets to around two million children ...