From Umar Dankano, Yola A Coalition of Civil Society Organizations under the auspice ‘Civil Society-Scaling Up Nutrition in Nigeria'(CS-SUNN) has charged the Adamawa state government to as a matter of utmost urgency…
Tag: Malnutrition
Kano: Foundation Distributes 1,000 Packs of Tom Brown to Fight Malnutrition
By Aisha Abubakar Mai Agogo In a renewed push to curb rising cases of malnutrition in rural communities, the Community Support and Development Initiative (CSADI) has distributed 1,000 packs of Tom Brown…
Yobe Governor Establishes State Council on Malnutrition
From Sani Gazas Chinade, Damaturu Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, has established a State Council on Nutrition, vowing to tackle what federal authorities have described as Nigeria’s “quietest killer.” The creation…
MSF Tackles Rising Child Malnutrition in Maiduguri
Since late August and early September, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams have scaled up their medical response in Maiduguri, northeast Nigeria, following a sharp rise in malnutrition cases that overwhelmed…
Tackling Malnutrition: Plateau’s Bold Step for Child Nutrition with UNICEF Support
From Tongnaan Bawa, Jos The fight against child malnutrition in Plateau State is evolving from scattered household practices into a structured public health campaign that blends cultural knowledge with modern science. For…
Gov. Yusuf reactivates malnutrition centre to save 17,000 severely malnourished children
In a major step towards combating child malnutrition, Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has reactivated Community Management of Acute Malnutrition centres across the 44 local government areas of the state,…
Kano Gov’t Reaffirms Commitment to Food Security
By Mustapha Salisu The Kano State Government has reiterated its commitment to tackling the pressing challenges of food security and malnutrition in Nigeria. This was conveyed by Deputy Governor Comrade Aminu Abdussalam…
Nigeria Faces Malnutrition Crisis in Zamfara State, MSF Urges Immediate Action
A devastating malnutrition crisis is surfacing in Nigeria’s Zamfara State, where one out of every four children under the age of five in the Shinkafi and Zurmi areas is suffering from malnutrition,…
Malnutrition: Jigawa State Govt To Release N500m RUTF To UNICEF
By Abdullahi Yusuf The Jigawa State Government has completed arrangements to release over 12,400 cartons of Ready-To-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) to UNICEF for treatment of severe wasting among malnourished children. A statement…
UNICEF lauds Gombe Govt. for investing N11.1bn on tackling malnutrition
By Laraba Usman The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has commended Gombe State Government for investing more than N11.1billion in efforts to tackle malnutrition in the state for the next four years….
CEHPI Tackles Malnutrition in Kano’s Most Affected LGA
By Hannatu Sulaiman Abba Aligned with the 17 global sustainable development goals, focusing on health and education in 2023, Community Education and Health Promotion Initiatives (CEHPI) embarked on a mission to raise…
Nigeria’s Food Insecurity: Planning, Distribution & Tech to the Rescue
By Aladeokomo Babatunde S Food insecurity, a major problem in Nigeria affects millions of individuals who find it difficult to get adequate food and nourishment. The United Nations lists inflation, rising food…
Dangote supports FG to break poverty, malnutrition cycle
…as gov’t enlists ADF in Core Committee Africa’s foremost philanthropist- Aliko Dangote-is supporting the Federal Government to help break the cycle of poverty and malnutrition in the country. In a move to…
Gombe: Coalition Advocates Timely Release of Funds to Tackle Malnutrition
From Laraba Usman, Gombe The Gombe State Coalition of the Civil Society Scaling Up Nutrition in Nigeria (CS-SUNN) has advocated for the timely release of budgeted funds aimed at tackling malnutrition among the…