Tag: Malnutrition

Mr Kyari says that about 12.9 per cent of the globally poor people are found in Nigeria as at 2022 ...

The WHO Country Representative, Walter Kazadi, announced this during the presentation of the kits on Saturday in Maiduguri.

To address the crisis, the non-profit demanded that evidence-based nutrition interventions must be prioritised in the 2025 budgets of relevant ...

The council also agreed to prioritise nutrition interventions in the 2025 budget across federal, state, and local levels

“We spend a lot in Asia, but we spend even more in Africa. The country we spend the most in ...

"The scenes I saw were heart-wrenching because I saw babies fighting for their lives. It is unconscionable that we should ...

Mr Griffith said acute malnutrition in the country is heightening at a rapid pace, while food insecurity is at its ...

The task force will develop an action plan that will focus on resource mobilisation and solutions to malnutrition among children.

Their present predicament is no fault of theirs but stems from a gross leadership failure of the Nigerian state.

Mr Sani spoke when a delegation from the United Nations International Children Fund (UNICEF) paid him a courtesy visit at ...

Between January to May this year, 10,200 malnourished children were treated in Nigeria's North-western region.

The team, with support from other nutrition stakeholders, will develop a National Nutrition Media Strategy, and engage in continuous public ...

The UN official appealed for a $1.1 billion donation to provide urgent assistance to over 5.5 million people in need ...

“We can save more lives, if we can reach to the poorest in society and enlighten them more on nutrition.”

Kole Shettima says the MacArthur Foundation is a learning organisation that takes risks and learns from its mistakes and those ...

Malnutrition has an overarching impact on the lives, future and productivity of Nigerian children.

According to official figures, 3, 944 children under the age of five years died between 2010 and 2020 at public ...

According to official figures, 3, 944 children under the age of five years died between 2010 and 2020 at public ...

Globally, malnutrition contributes to nearly half of all child deaths — that is more than three million children each year.

The impact of the disease is expected to be greater among those grappling with food scarcity and malnutrition.

The response to these interlinked crises needs to be comprehensive, cross-sectoral and it needs to be rapidly mobilised from national ...

“Between that 2017 and now, the ministry has contributed and disbursed about N1.8 billion."

Research shows that 1 in 4 of the deaths that occur in children under-five in Nigeria can be prevented with ...

New strategies are being explored to battle the dual scourge.

A total of 93,000 women in the two states have benefitted from the programme.