The Kwara State Government has mobilised religious and community leaders in Fate, Ilorin South Local Government Area, in the fight against Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).
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The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday, that 300,000 Kwara children would begin using the Ready-To-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF).
The Chief Medical Director, Ayisha Buhari Mother and Child Hospital, Eiyenkonrin, Ilorin, Dr Shukurat Okesina said that the Kwara government has introduced supportive care for pregnant women during childbirth.
The Kwara State Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Afees Alabi, says the Kaiama Shea Butter Factory will create 10,000 direct and indirect jobs after completion.
The Kwara State Government has disclosed that indicators have shown that the child mortality rate in Kwara is the lowest in Nigeria.
The Kwara Budget Committee Group has implored the state government to make budgetary allocation for silos and other preservation methods to reduce annual post-harvest losses to the tune of N94.5billion.
Kwara State Government has reiterated its commitment to controlling and eradicating rabies resulting from dog and cat bites.
The Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF) has continued its nationwide food intervention program by donating 35,000 bags of rice to vulnerable people in Katsina State and 25,000 bags in Kwara State.
The Kwara State Government has commenced free Caesarian Section (C-section) operation for pregnant mothers with complications across five healthcare facilities in the state.
The Kwara State Government has organised a two-day orientation and capacity building for members of the Steering Committee of the European Union Strengthening Access to Reproductive and Adolescent Health (EU-SARAH).