Igbawase Ukumba in Lafia Nasarawa State government said it has commenced plans to establish nutrition departments in all Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of the state. The Head of Civil
Nasarawa State government said it has commenced plans to establish nutrition departments in all Ministries, Departments and Agencies of the state.
Waya remarked that to ensure effective service delivery, all the nutrition line ministries and agencies in the state had been repositioned with the required experts in the management of malnutrition. Alidzi called on the stakeholders to step up awareness campaigns to the grassroot on the need for people to adopt new lifestyle towards consumption of the appreciate classes of food.
The Programme Manager of the Civil Society Scaling-up Nutrition in Nigeria, Dr. Goodness Chidi, pointed out that cases of stunted growth, wasting and other conditions related to malnutrition, especially in children, had been on the rise in most communities in Nasarawa State.
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