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…

The West African Society of Parental and Enteral Nutrition (WASPEN) has warned Nigeria to take proactive measures against the rise of malnutrition in the country, especially across hospitals, describing it as a silent killer affecting ...

UNICEF Global Champions, Ali Nuhu and Sadau Ramah, on Thursday lamented over the large number of children facing malnutrition in Katsina State. At a press conference in the state metropolitan area, the duo called on stakeholders to intensify efforts to tackle the problem to reduce the child mortality rate. According to recent UNICEF data, the…

The Yobe State government and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in collaboration with the World Health Organisation (WHO) plan to scale up programmes to ensure appropriate nutrition services in the state.

The Chairperson of the Gates Foundation, Bill Gates, has stressed the need for Nigeria to increase agriculture productivity using improved seedlings to make food more available at low cost in order to tackle the problem of malnutrition in Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa. He lamented that the current economic conditions are driving up the stunting levels…

The rising inflation in the country, particularly food inflation, is exposing more Nigerians to acute malnutrition as households can ill afford a single quality meal per day. The latest report from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) shows that the average Cost of a Healthy Diet (CoHD), has been steadily rising over the past six…

The importance of data for evidence-based policy-making and targeted interventions to address malnutrition and promote healthy diets has been highlighted by the Director, Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) Nigeria, Michael Ojo.

Medecins Sans Frontières (MSF), yesterday, said its inpatient facilities in the northern part of the country have recorded an extraordinary

It was not a ‘Happy Children's Day’ for kids and mothers battling severe malnutrition and fighting for survival in Bauchi communities.

It's not a 'Happy Children's Day' for kids and mothers battling severe malnutrition and struggling for the survival of their innocent babies in Bauchi State communities. A cross-section of mothers, who spoke with our correspondent in Bauchi on Wednesday, expressed that ongoing hardship has stripped balanced diets from their dining tables. According to them, the…