Katsina State Governor Dikko Radda has pledged full support for the expansion of Save the Children’s Core Group Partners Project (CGPP).
The expansion will focus on nutrition, maternal health, and child health programmes across beneficiary communities in the state.
Radda gave the assurance on Wednesday in Katsina during an advocacy and partnership meeting with CGPP officials.
The delegation was led by Ahmed Arale, Deputy Global Director of the CGPP Global Office. Other members included Lami Samaila and officials from the CGPP Katsina State team.
Radda described the project expansion as timely, saying Katsina needed sustained efforts to tackle malnutrition. He said improving maternal and child health outcomes remained a priority for his administration.
“I appreciate Save the Children and the Core Group Partners Project for their continued support to Katsina State. The expansion into nutrition and maternal and child health is timely because our state needs interventions in these areas. My administration is fully committed to supporting this initiative and ensuring its successful implementation,” the governor said.
He commended Save the Children and CGPP for their partnership in strengthening healthcare delivery and noted that the collaboration had improved the wellbeing of vulnerable communities across the state.
Earlier, CGPP Katsina State Project Manager Abubakar Ahmad thanked the government for its partnership. He said the organisation had worked with Katsina State for 15 years in health and humanitarian interventions.
Ahmad explained that CGPP was introduced in Katsina State in 2014 to support polio eradication efforts. The project has also contributed to routine immunisation, global health security, and cross-border vaccination campaigns.
He said the nutrition and maternal health expansion would address growing needs among women and children. The programme is currently active in six local government areas: Katsina, Kaita, Mai’adua, Zango, Daura, and Funtua.
Interventions will include Tom Brown preparation, food demonstration sessions, MUAC screening, support groups for pregnant and lactating women, and awareness campaigns on proper infant and young child feeding practices.
Arale praised the state government’s commitment to improving healthcare services and strengthening partnerships. He expressed confidence that the collaboration would enhance immunisation, nutrition, and primary healthcare delivery.
Samaila stressed the importance of community participation in sustaining health interventions. She said the expansion demonstrated CGPP’s commitment to addressing community health needs and would consolidate polio eradication gains while improving healthcare access.
