Tag: malnutrition
Urgent action needed to save millions of children from malnutrition in N/East – UN
"Malnutrition also comes at an enormous cost to children’s physical and intellectual development, meaning that they may never reach their…
Dealing With Malnutrition In A Pandemic
Six months ago, the terms COVID-19, pandemic, social distancing, isolation and quarantine made their way into the popular lexicon. Another…
2.3bn people overweight, 150m children stunted globally – WHO
World Health Organisation (WHO) says no fewer than 2.3 billion children and adults are overweight, while more than 150 million…
Stakeholders set to tackle malnutrition through food fair
Harvestplus, an international agricultural organisation, says the upcoming the 2019 Nutritious Food Fair (NFF) is aimed at tackling the malnutrition…
Malnutrition: Gombe gets N3.4 bn World Bank loan
The Gombe State Government, in collaboration with the Federal Government, has secured N3.4 billion loan from the World Bank for…
Malnutrition: INP+ close-out project in Borno, Yobe
The Integrated Basic Nutrition Response to Humanitarian Crisis, including Multisectorial Pilot (INP+) in Borno and Yobe, has officially closed out…
Malnutrition kills 132 children in Kaduna
The Kaduna State Nutrition Officer, Hajiya Hauwa Usman, said on Thursday that no fewer than 132 children have died of…
Malnutrition: UNICEF reaches over 1m children in Yobe, Borno
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says no fewer than 1,239,802 children has been given Vitamin ‘A’ supplementation in Yobe…
Bagudu tasks media on malnutrition
The wife of Kebbi State Governor, Dr Zainab Bagudu, has urged the media to increase their reportage on maternal and…
Malnutrition: Nasarawa govt. calls for collective action
The Nasarawa State Government has called for collective action against the challenge of malnutrition among children in the country.
Malnutrition: NGOs advocate preventive measures
Two Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), the Civil Society Scaling-Up Nutrition in Nigeria (CS-SUNN) and Development Communications Network (DEVCOMS) have tasked government…
Gombe Govt receives $10m to prevent malnutrition
The World Bank has allocated $10 million grant to the Gombe State Government prevent problem of acute malnutrition in the…
IFAD-VCDP to check malnutrition among rural dwellers
The International Funds for Agricultural Development (IFAD) through its Value Chain Development Programme (VCDP) has integrated nutrition into its programme…
Dangote, Gates partner to reduce malnutrition in Nigeria
Aliko Dangote Foundation and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation have expressed commitments to reduce malnutrition in Nigeria through improved quality…
Malnutrition: Jigawa begins preparation of local therapeutic food
The Jigawa Government has commenced local preparation of Ready-To-Use-Therapeutic-Food (RUTF) to fight malnutrition among children in the state.
Malnutrition: Gombe State healthcare cured 13,069 children in 2017 – Official
The Nutrition Coordinator, Gombe State, Malam Suleiman Mamman, says that no fewer than 13,069 children have been cured of malnutrition…
Kaduna state record 17, 000 cases of acute malnutrition in 2017
The Kaduna State Primary Health Care Development Agency (SPHCDA) said on Friday that 17, 989 cases of severe acute malnutrition…
Kaduna governor’s wife urges media to help tackle malnutrition
Hajiya Ummi El-Rufa’i, wife of Kaduna State Governor on Friday urged media practitioners to help in the campaign to tackle…
Kaduna Govt., UNICEF partner to fight malnutrition
To fight malnutrition, the Kaduna Emergency Nutrition Action Plan (KADENAP) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), on Thursday inaugurated…
Dangote Pledges US$100 Million To Fight Malnutrition In Nigeria
The recently concluded Global Nutrition Summit 2017 held in Milan, Italy, convened governments, international agencies, foundations, civil society organisations and…
Ministry urged to declare state of emergency on malnutrition
The House of Representatives on Wednesday urged the Federal Ministry of Health to declare a state of emergency on the…
FG launches 10-year food security, nutrition policy
The Federal Government on Tuesday in Abuja launched a 10-year Agricultural Sector Food Security and Nutrition Strategy to combat malnutrition…
Malnutrition: Ministry tasks parents, others on positive behaviour
Dr Chris Isokpunwu, the Head of Nutrition, Ministry of Health has urged parents and the general public to adopt positive…
Organisation seeks partnership with State Govt to tackle malnutrition
Civil Society Scaling-Up Nutrition in Nigeria (CS-SUNN) has sought for partnership with the Kaduna State Government to reduce the level…
Malnutrition kills 2,300 Nigerian children daily- NGO
Mr Ubah Nnaemeka, the Project Officer, Civil Society Scaling-up Nutrition in Nigeria (CS-SUNN), on Tuesday said malnutrition accounts for the…
World Bank tasks Nigeria on malnutrition
Mr Luc Laviolette, Programme Leader, Human Development, World Bank, said one-third (about 33 percent) of children in Nigeria under five…
2,300 children die of malnutrition annually in Nigeria
The Federal Ministry of Health on Tuesday said 2,300 children below the age of five die of malnutrition annually in…
FG seeks cost-effective means of addressing malnutrition
Minister of Budget and National Planning, Udoma Udo Udoma, has stated that the Federal Government will seek new ways and…
IDPs: 450 die from diseases, malnutrition in Borno
The Borno State Government has confirmed that 450 people died from ailments and malnutrition across the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs)…
250,000 Children Risk Worsening Nutrition –UN
The Country Representative for the UN World Food Programme (WFP) for South Sudan, Ms Joyce Luma, says no fewer than…