Stakeholders decry rising child malnutrition in Niger, call for stronger actions

Stakeholders successful Niger State person expressed interest implicit the rising level of kid malnutrition successful the state, calling for stronger authorities enactment and accrued backing to code the occupation astatine the grassroots.

The interest was raised during an advocacy sojourn by the Civil Society Scaling-Up Nutrition successful Nigeria, CS-SUNN, led by the Niger State Coordinator, Dr Aisha Wakaso, to 25 section authorities councils to fortify nutrition interventions.

The stakeholders noted that stunting among children successful the authorities stands astatine 43.9 per cent, describing the concern arsenic a superior interest requiring sustained involution astatine the section authorities level.

Chairmen of Bida, Katcha and Munya, who spoke connected behalf of the 25 councils, pledged greater committedness to nutrition and promised to fortify efforts to support susceptible children successful their communities.

The Chairman of Munya Local Government, Aminu Najume, said insecurity had reduced considerably successful the area, adding that the assembly had antecedently hosted astir 5 internally displaced persons’ camps and ensured that children successful the affected communities received capable care.

The Katcha Chairman, Dr Isah Baba Bida, and Bida Chairman, Manko Mohammed, besides committed to reducing malnutrition esp...