Kaduna State Nutrition Officer, Mrs Ramatu Haruna on Tuesday advocated for the use of Multiple Micronutrient Supplements (MMS) as an essential tool in the fight against anaemia for pregnant women and children.
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In Nigeria, fortifying bouillon cubes with iron, folic acid, zinc, and vitamin B12 could avert up to 16.6 million cases of anaemia and up to 11,000 deaths from neural tube defects in Children by 2050, according to a report by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
The Kaduna State Primary Health Care Board (SPHCB) and UNICEF are taking plausible steps to scale up ‘Multiple Micronutrient Supplements (MMS)’, in the state to prevent anaemia.