Prioritising Maternal Nutrition in Nigeria: An Imperative for Brighter Futures
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Editor’s note: A healthy future starts with a healthy baby, and a healthy baby starts with a healthy mother. In this thought…
Boosting the Gains of Accelerating Nutrition Results: Takeaways from the Third Annual ANRiN Conference
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By Beti Baiye and Dabri Olohije (Lead Writers) Nigeria boasts abundant food production capacity, capable of sustaining the entire population. However, despite…
Nigeria Health Watch Announces Nutrition Policy Dialogue
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1 in 10 children dies from hunger before age five in Nigeria. Achieving SDG 2, zero hunger, and SDG 3, good health…
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…
When Floods Threaten Nigeria's Food Security Everyone Suffers
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Media reports have been filled with reports of flooding in several states in Nigeria in the last few months. Thousands of hectares…
Nutrition in Nigeria - What Gaps Persist? Highlights from an Interview with Shawn Baker, Chief Nutritionist for USAID
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Shawn Baker, Chief Nutritionist for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) was in Nigeria in September, and in an interview with…
The Best Start in Life: Getting Exclusive Breastfeeding Right
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By Kenneth Ibe and Hadiza Mohammed (Lead Writers) Nutrition is a vital component of infant and young child development, and a major…
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,…
One Square Meal a Day – Home-Grown Feeding Programme Keeping Niger State Children in School
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By Kenneth Ibe and Ikemefuna Igwe (Lead Writers) In 2017, the Federal Government of Nigeria introduced the home-grown school feeding programme (HGSFP)…
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…