The Federal Government and stakeholders have strengthened coordination to address Nigeria’s malnutrition status having been ranked as the country with the highest number of malnourished children in Africa and the second highest globally.
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A Consultant Paediatrician, Paediatrics Department, Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital (ABUTH) Zaria, Prof. Sani Mado, has appealed to key stakeholders for improved actions against rising cases of wasting and stunting.
Nigeria faces a grave child malnutrition crisis, ranking second globally in the number of stunted children, according to UNICEF.
A nutritionist, Mrs Maryam Abdullahi, has advised households in Nigeria to embrace preservation techniques to prevent food losses and malnutrition.
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation appeals to world leaders to increase global health spending in areas of need to boost children’s health and nutrition, especially in the face of the global climate crisis.
The Founder of the West African Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (WASPEN), Dr Teresa Pounds, has called on the government at all levels to address malnutrition in hospital settings.
One in four children under five in Shinkafi and Zurmi local government areas of Zamfara State, are malnourished, according to…
Some experts have expressed concern that the hike in the pump price of fuel could lead to malnutrition in the country.
The Katsina state government and the United Nations Children Funds (UNICEF), have procured N400 million worth Ready to Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF), for treatment of malnutrition in children in the state.
Microsoft Co-founder Bill Gates has emphasized that improving agricultural productivity is crucial to addressing malnutrition, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa.