Malnutrition

The Gombe State Government has launched the distribution of a locally produced complementary food supplement to tackle child malnutrition across the state. At the launch event over the weekend, Deputy …

As Nigeria joins the rest of the world today, May 27 to commemorate Children’s Day, the Resource Centre for Human Rights and Civic Education (CHRICED) calls for immediate and decisive …

Bauchi State has the highest prevalence of child malnutrition with approximately 54,000 cases, according to Dr Nuzhat Rafique, Chief of Field Office for UNICEF in Bauchi. She revealed this during …

The Jigawa government has approved N250 million matching fund for procurement of Ready to Use Therapeutic Foods (RUTF) to combat malnutrition in the state. The Commissioner for Information, Youth and Sports, …

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), also known as Doctors Without Borders, is facing an overwhelming influx of severely malnourished children at its medical facilities in seven northern states.  The affected states, …