The Country Representative for Medicins Sans Frontiers MSF in Nigeria, Dr Simba Tirima has stated that there is a malnutrition crisis in Bauchi State.
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The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the Borno Government have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to partner in combating child malnutrition in the state.
Zambia, like many other countries in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region, experienced El Niño weather conditions that caused…
The Kwara State Commissioner for Health, Dr Amina El-Imam, on Tuesday in Ilorin, said about 50 per cent of infant and maternal deaths in the country malnutrition-related.
A Consultant Paediatrician and Neonatologist, Dr Olufemi Olaniyi has warned about the dangers of “hidden hunger” – micronutrient deficiencies – and their negative consequences on children’s optimal growth and development.
UNICEF on Wednesday urged states in Nigeria to urgently provide their counterpart funding to access the Child Nutrition Fund (CNF) to save about nine million children from malnutrition.
ASHENEWS reports that the Niger State governor, Mohammed Bago has advocated for increased synergy between federal government agencies and state governments to address malnutrition.
The Nutrition Desk Officer, Integrated Management of Acute Malnutrition (IMAM) centre in the Bauchi metropolis, Mrs Rahila Umar says no fewer than 40 new cases of malnutrition are reported weekly.
The Federal Government says no fewer than 25 million children in Nigeria are undernourished and stunted, with Nigeria ranking number one in Africa and second globally, in terms of malnutrition prevalence.
the Sokoto state Ministry for Health has begun the distribution of Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) to combat child malnutrition and treat ascites disease.