Climate Change and Insecurity Compound Zimbabwe and Nigeria’s Malnutrition Crisis
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Cynthia Tafara Nyahora and Promise Eze (Lead Writers) Pamela Arikureti’s grandchild, who is nearly two years old, has been severely affected by…
Nigeria’s Malnutrition Crisis Remains a Threat for the Country’s Future
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Dayo Ojerinde (Guest Writer) Nigeria is confronted with a paradox of food insecurity and widespread malnutrition. Despite Nigeria’s abundance of natural resources…
Nigeria’s Food Crisis is the Human Cost of Inaction
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Zubaida Baba Ibrahim (Lead Writer) Nigeria has witnessed a 40% increase in malnutrition rates in the last year according to Médecins Sans…
Tackling Nutrition Challenges Through Collaborative Initiatives
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Samuel Gada and Safiya Shuaib Isa [Lead Writers] Despite its position as one of the largest economies in Africa, Nigeria continues to…
A Silent Threat: Impact of Climate Change on Life Expectancy Rate in Nigeria
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‘The climate crisis is a health crisis, but for too long, health has been a footnote in climate discussions,” Director-General, World Health…
Small Farmer-Led Irrigation Schemes Helping to Fight Malnutrition in Drought-Prone Areas in Rwanda
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Aimable Twahirwa (Lead Writer) As a young man, Charles Furaha began assisting his father in constructing dams in Karangazi, a small village…
Nurturing the Nurturer: Promoting Adequate Nutrition for Pregnant Women in Sokoto State
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Hadiza Mohammed and Chibuike Alagboso (Lead Writers) It is 10 am on a Wednesday, and around 30 pregnant women are attending the…
Kpakungu PHC: More Women Are Accessing Nutrition Services for Free
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Kpakungu Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC) is situated in the Soje ‘B’ area of Kpakungu, in Minna South, Chanchaga Local Government (LGA) of…
For the Love of Children: Providing Low Cost Fortified Meals for Children in Kontagora Hospital
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By Anibe Idajili (Lead Writer) On the last day of October 2022, four women from conflict-affected communities in Niger State arrived at…
Zimbabwe's Integrated Approach to Tackling Malnutrition
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By Farai Shawn Matiashe (Lead Writer) Zimbabwe’s economic crisis has exacerbated malnutrition among children in the country. In Harare and Bulawayo provinces,…
Nutrition in Children: Getting it Right Early
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“The food you eat can be either the safest and most powerful form of medicine or the slowest form of poison.” ―…
ANRiN: Offering Cost-effective Nutritional Services to Pregnant and Lactating Women in Kaduna State
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In Maraban Jos, a densely populated community in Igabi Local Government Area (LGA) of Kaduna State, Kadijah Maiwada, a Community Health Worker…
Feed well to learn well: How home-grown school feeding strategies improve nutrition and learning outcomes across Nigeria
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“A child that doesn’t feed well cannot learn well”. Isaac Success, Dreams from the Slum. Isaac Success is the founder of Dreams from…
Nutrition Interventions Securing Livelihoods in Hard-to-Reach Areas of Borno
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The growing insurgency in Northeast Nigeria is negatively impacting the lives and health care of residents in the region, particularly mothers and…