Vice-President Kashim Shettima has unveiled a comprehensive framework for a nationwide nutrition programme on Tuesday, aimed at tackling malnutrition and food insecurity in Nigeria.
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In Nigeria, fortifying bouillon cubes with iron, folic acid, zinc, and vitamin B12 could avert up to 16.6 million cases of anaemia and up to 11,000 deaths from neural tube defects in Children by 2050, according to a report by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
The Kaduna State Primary Health Care Board (SPHCB) and UNICEF are taking plausible steps to scale up ‘Multiple Micronutrient Supplements (MMS)’, in the state to prevent anaemia.
The Federal Government has expressed concern over weak data systems, limited resources, and other bottlenecks hindering the country’s ability to achieve its nutrition goals.
The National Nutrition Financing Technical Committee, established with the backing of the World Bank’s Accelerating Nutrition Results in Nigeria (ANRiN) Project, has launched a major advocacy effort.
The National Economic Council (NEC) has approved the N-774 program as a key initiative to combat malnutrition in communities across Nigeria.
The Co-Chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates, is set to visit Nigeria today to engage with stakeholders on health challenges, innovative solutions, and efforts to enhance nutrition in Africa.
Nigeria is currently seeking the World Bank’s approval for a third restructuring of its $180.2 million nutrition project, officially known as the Accelerating Nutrition Results in Nigeria (ANRiN) project.
Some nutrition stakeholders have advocated for nutritional innovative solutions to transform Nigeria’s food systems and empower Enterprise Support Organisations (ESOs) to improve access to healthier diets.
Some nutrition experts have urged the Federal Government to commit to the Child Nutrition Fund (CNF) to ensure access to the Multiple Micronutrient Supplementation (MMS) for pregnant women in the country.