The Kano State government has released 500 million in counterpart funding under the Child Nutrition Fund (CNF) to scale up sustainable financing programmes and supplies to combat malnutrition.

The Akwa Ibom House Committee on Nutrition and Food Security says it has taken its campaign on combating malnutrition in the state to the 31 Local Government Areas (LGAs). The Chairman of the committee, Mr Moses Essien, said on Tuesday that the committee would work in collaboration with stakeholders and development partners toward ensuring good…

A severe malnutrition crisis, as of the time of filing this report, is ravaging the communities of Iware and Sunkani in the Ardo-Kola local government area (LGA) of Taraba State, leaving hundreds of children grappling with life-threatening complications such as stunted growth, weakened immune systems, and high mortality rates. Health experts, who spoke with our…

It is becoming increasingly difficult for Nigerians to afford a single healthy meal per day due to the high cost of food items in the market. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) in its cost of healthy diet (CoHD) for September 2024 revealed that it cost an average of N1,346 to give a single adult…

Federal Ministry of Health has lamented and described disturbing and unfavourable the data on malnutrition rate in Nigeria, saying it sparks fear about the survival of children under the age of five.

While Nigerians and especially the government are celebrating the slowing inflation, the prices of food items in the market show no sign of decline worsening the hunger situation in the country. This is even as the World Food Programme (WFP) has raised the alarm that nine million children are at risk of acute malnutrition in…

Alarmed by the high rate of malnutrition in Northern Nigeria, Farm Alert has launched the "Eggs for Hope" initiative to combat malnutrition

Health experts have canvassed the introduction of multiple micronutrient supplements (MMS) to combat anaemia and reduce maternal and infant mortality rates.

The International President of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), Dr. Christos Christou, has reported a significant increase in the number

The Nigerian Red Cross Society has launched a campaign to raise N2.5 billion to tackle poverty, malnutrition and hunger crisis in the country. The fund is aimed at providing food, potable water, and basic sanitation for 31.5 million people who are at risk of severe hunger and malnutrition in Nigeria.

Zipline has partnered with the Federal Government to deploy drone delivery services across Nigeria, aiming to reduce maternal mortality, malnutrition, malaria, and other pressing health challenges. The partnership, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, will be officially announced at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on September 26, 2024. The goal…

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has warned that an additional 40 million children will suffer from hunger's worst effects by 2050 due to climate change. The foundation called on world leaders to increase global health spending where it is needed most to boost children's health and nutrition, especially in the face of the global…