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‘Lack of fund increasing malnutrition in Niger’

The ongoing fight against malnutrition in Niger State is currently being hampered by lack of funds to combat the scourge, the state Nutrition Officer, Hajiya Amina Isah, has disclosed.

According to her, ministries, departments and agencies in Niger State always get funds approval on paper but there are usually no cash backing. “We are equally here with members of the Niger House of Assembly, Deputy Speaker, chairmen of House Committees on Finance, Health and Appropriation to garner their support,” Isah disclosed.Isah further bemoaned the huge number of malnourished children in the state, disclosing that a reasonable number of children under five years in the state were acutely malnourished.

“We are equally implementing Community Management of Acute Malnutrition in one council to provide access to curative services and save affected children from dying of acute malnutrition.

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