2.5 Million Children Suffering From Acute Malnutrition
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The United Nations Children’s Fund Chief of Communications, Doune Porter has revealed that over 2.5 million children in the country were suffering from Severe Acute Malnutrition. She warned that 20 percent of the number could die if urgent steps were not taken address the issue.
Porter disclosed this at a two day media dialogue on Child Nutrition with the theme, “Good Nutrition- An Investment for the Future”. She warned that the development was a serious issue that required the attention of both government and all stakeholders in the health sector.
Porter noted that malnutrition has become a public health emergency in Nigeria, saying that statistics showed that one out of five children were malnourished and two out of three in Nigeria were not being giving the right food.
According to her, the problem was not restricted to the north eastern part of the country where activities of insurgents were prevalent but a major challenge in all parts of Nigeria.
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