Tag: malnutrition
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…