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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.
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.
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.