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Nutrition in Nigeria

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Boosting the Gains of Accelerating Nutrition Results: Takeaways from the Third Annual ANRiN Conference

By Nigeria Health Watch
July 31, 2023
6 Mins read
By Beti Baiye and Dabri Olohije (Lead Writers) Nigeria boasts abundant food production capacity, capable of sustaining the entire population. However, despite…
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Torchlight

Nurturing the Nurturer: Promoting Adequate Nutrition for Pregnant Women in Sokoto State

By Nigeria Health Watch
April 10, 2023
5 Mins read
Hadiza Mohammed and Chibuike Alagboso (Lead Writers) It is 10 am on a Wednesday, and around 30 pregnant women are attending the…
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Community Health Watch

Kpakungu PHC: More Women Are Accessing Nutrition Services for Free

By Nigeria Health Watch
March 11, 2023
1 Mins read
Kpakungu Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC) is situated in the Soje ‘B’ area of Kpakungu, in Minna South, Chanchaga Local Government (LGA) of…
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Torchlight

For the Love of Children: Providing Low Cost Fortified Meals for Children in Kontagora Hospital

By Nigeria Health Watch
December 13, 2022
6 Mins read
By Anibe Idajili (Lead Writer) On the last day of October 2022, four women from conflict-affected communities in Niger State arrived at…
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Thought Leadership

Nutrition in Nigeria - What Gaps Persist? Highlights from an Interview with Shawn Baker, Chief Nutritionist for USAID

By Kemisola Agbaoye
September 28, 2022
4 Mins read
Shawn Baker, Chief Nutritionist for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) was in Nigeria in September, and in an interview with…
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Thought Leadership

Nutrition in Children: Getting it Right Early

By Patience Adejo
February 28, 2022
4 Mins read
“The food you eat can be either the safest and most powerful form of medicine or the slowest form of poison.” ―…
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Torchlight

ANRiN: Offering Cost-effective Nutritional Services to Pregnant and Lactating Women in Kaduna State

By Bashar Abubakar
December 20, 2021
5 Mins read
In Maraban Jos, a densely populated community in Igabi Local Government Area (LGA) of Kaduna State, Kadijah Maiwada, a Community Health Worker…
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Torchlight

Feed well to learn well: How home-grown school feeding strategies improve nutrition and learning outcomes across Nigeria

By Chibuike Alagboso
October 25, 2021
5 Mins read
“A child that doesn’t feed well cannot learn well”. Isaac Success, Dreams from the Slum. Isaac Success is the founder of Dreams from…
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Nutrition Interventions Securing Livelihoods in Hard-to-Reach Areas of Borno

By Patrick Egwu
June 29, 2021
5 Mins read
The growing insurgency in Northeast Nigeria is negatively impacting the lives and health care of residents in the region, particularly mothers and…
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Thought Leadership

Make it look good - How perception adjustment for local foods can impact malnutrition in Nigeria

By Dara Ajala-Damisa
May 12, 2021
6 Mins read
Four-year-old Terwase is not in school yet, so he often goes with his mother to the market where she has a small…
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Torchlight

A village to nourish a child: FHI360 community structures provide nutrition for children in Borno

By Thelma Chioma Abeku
March 23, 2021
6 Mins read
With the insurgency disrupting not just the health sector, but economic, social, and political life in Northeastern Nigeria, accessing quality nutritious food…
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Torchlight

Nourishing the future: How UNICEF is providing nutrition care in Sokoto State

By Bashar Abubakar
November 23, 2020
6 Mins read
According to the 2018 National Nutrition and Health Survey, Sokoto State is one of the four states with the highest prevalence of…
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Press Release

University Don Extols Benefits of Soybeans in Addressing Protein Deficiency

By Nigeria Health Watch
August 31, 2020
2 Mins read
A leading nutrition expert has urged Nigerians to explore soybeans as a good food source, to alleviate malnutrition and achieve good health….
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NHW Events

Virtual Nutrition Conference: Harnessing Innovative Financing Options for Nutrition – Unraveling the Bottlenecks

By Nigeria Health Watch
August 18, 2020
1 Mins read
Response committees set up to address the COVID-19 pandemic in many instances have sidelined existing structures that champion nutrition and food security….
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