malnutrition

3.4m people need nutrition support in North-East—UN

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN-OCHA) says about 3.4 million…

UNICEF pledges to tackle malnutrition, others in Sokoto

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Thursday pledged its support to the Sokoto State…

Adequate breastfeeding prevents malnutrition- Nutrition Society

The Nutrition Society of Nigeria (NSN) says that breastfeeding is adequate nutrition that will prevent…

Boko Haram: 240 children die of malnutrition in Borno

A humanitarian aid group, Doctors Without Border (MSF), on Monday said a total of 240…

Kaduna govt to partner with CSO against malnutrition

The Kaduna State Government said on Wednesday that it would partner the Civil Society Scaling-Up…

Why rate of malnutrition in Nigeria is high- Expert

A Nutritionist, Mrs Blessing Timothy, on Friday said that lack of information on good nutrition…

Malnutrition kills 2,300 Nigerian children daily, says NGO

Mr Ubah Nnaemeka, the Project Officer, Civil Society Scaling-up Nutrition in Nigeria (CS-SUNN), on Tuesday…

World Bank devotes $1b to fight Bangladesh malnutrition

The World Bank on Monday announced a special 1-billion-dollar fund to fight malnutrition in Bangladesh…

Malnutrition kills 450 kids in Borno’s IDP camps

About 450 children  died of malnutrition in 28 Internally Displaced Persons’ camps in the state…

5 million children face food shortage in Africa, says UN agency

Aid operations need urgent funding in north Africa's Sahel region where five million children face…