UNICEF, in collaboration with the Kaduna State Primary Health Care Board, has targeted no fewer than 145,000 children aged 0-59 months for nutrition services in Igabi LGA of the state within five days.
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The Chairman of the Kaduna State Committee on Food and Nutrition (SCFN), Mr Bashir Muhammed, says innovative solutions are critically needed in addressing the underlying determinants of malnutrition in the state.
The Civil Society Scaling up Nutrition in Nigeria (CS-SUNN), Bauchi State chapter, says 1,825 malnourished children recovered from Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) between May and November 2023 in the state.
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has lauded the Adamawa Government for releasing an N100
million counterpart fund to intensify the fight against malnutrition.
The Nasarawa State Government is partnering Network for Health Equity Development (NHED) and AIDS Prevention Initiate in Nigeria (APiN), to tackle malnutrition among children and pregnant women in the state.
ASHENEWS reports that the federal government has inaugurated the Nutrition Core Working Committee (NCWC) to tackle severe scute malnutrition in the country.
The Civil Society Scaling Up Nutrition in Nigeria (CS-SUNN) has called for urgent measures to tackle malnutrition in the country.
The Cross River State Nutrition Officer (SNO), Dr Winifred Ogar, says high-level multi-dimensional poverty is aggravating malnutrition in the state.
Katsina State governor, Dikko Radda has approved the release of a N200 million counterpart fund for the prevention and treatment of women and children afflicted with malnutrition.
ASHENEWS reports that the World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday published a new guideline on the prevention and management of severe malnutrition, particularly wasting among children.