Tag: MALNUTRITION
Malnutrition reaches famine levels in 2 more areas of Sudan’s North...
Geneva/Cairo, Feb. 5, 2026 (Reuters/NAN) Acute malnutrition has reached famine levels in two more areas of North Darfur, Sudan, a global hunger monitor said...
Alimosho LG flags off community-based child nutrition intervention to combat malnutrition
Lagos, Jan. 27, 2026(NAN)Alimosho Local Government, Lagos State, has flagged off a community-based nutrition programme to tackle malnutrition among children aged 0–5 years.
Mr Johnson...
KWSG distributes food items to orphanages, reaffirms commitment to dignity, wellbeing...
Ilorin, Jan. 20, 2026 (NAN) The Kwara Government through the Ministry of Women Affairs, on Tuesday, distributed food items and toiletries to orphanages and...
How an NGO is tackling malnutrition among children in rural communities
In Nigeria, protein deficiency among under-five children remains a pressing public health concern.
Many families struggle to access affordable animal-based protein, leaving young children at...
Doctors without borders treat 46,304 malnourished children in Kano
Doctors Without Borders, also known as Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), has announced that it treated 46,304 children for malnutrition in Kano in 2024.
The organization...
Malnutrition in Katsina State, a call to action — UNICEF Champions
The UNICEF Champions, Ali Nuhu and Rahama Sadau, have raised concern on malnutrition in Katsina State and called for action, in order to address...
Urgent action needed to save millions of children from malnutrition in...
Urgent action is needed to save millions of children from malnutrition in the North East, Mr Mohamed Fall, Nigeria’s Resident Coordinator, United Nations Office...
Malnutrition: FG inaugurates national biofortification steering committee
The Federal Government has inaugurated the National Biofortification Steering Committee (NBSC) to tackle malnutrition in the country.
The committee was inaugurated at the recently concluded...
Innovative solutions needed to address underlying determinants of malnutrition – SCFN
The Chairman of the Kaduna State Committee on Food and Nutrition (SCFN), Mr Bashir Muhammed, says innovative solutions are critically needed in addressing the...
Nasarawa Govt committed to tackling malnutrition among children – official
Mr Illiyasu Tunga, Nasarawa State Coordinator of Accelerating Nutrition Results in Nigeria (ANRiN) said they would reduce cases of malnutrition among children and women...
15.4 million African children have acute malnutrition, UN agencies warns
The United Nations has forecasted that West and Central Africa will have 15.4 million cases of acute malnutrition in children under five years old...
