FG spends N1.8bn on prevention, treatment of malnutrition

Federal Ministry of Health, has said that it has disbursed over N1.8 billion for the prevention and treatment of malnutrition in 18 States in the last two years.

News Agency of NigeriaIsokpunwu said in 2017, the ministry signed a memorandum of understanding with UNICEF for the counterpart contribution for the procurement of Ready to Use Therapeutic Food, RUTF.

He added that the ministry was now in the process of distributing the commodity to 12 additional states. He explained that the ministry identified 18 states with a high burden of acute malnutrition and wrote letters to the states for expression of interest to address the challenge.

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