Category: Malnutrition

Gombe Receives Awards of Excellence on child nutrition

Gombe state government has received two separate awards in recognition of its exceptional performance and outstanding commitment to excellence as well as its contribution to the success of the implementation of the Pooled Fund project Window 2. The two awards were presented by the National Secretariat of Civil Society Scaling Up Nutrition in Nigeria (CS-SUNN) … Continue reading Gombe Receives Awards of Excellence on child nutrition →

Malnutrition, a disaster waiting to happen in Gombe

As Gombe consumes N365 million worth of RUTF in less than a year The coalition working on Maternal Neonatal and Child Health (MNCH) in Gombe has called on the state government to review its strategy for addressing the issue of Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) which is said to be like a tragedy that is set … Continue reading Malnutrition, a disaster waiting to happen in Gombe →

Nigeria: Campaign to end severe acute malnutrition in need of media support – Experts

Health advocates at a virtually held nutrition conference on Friday agreed that the campaign towards ending Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) in Nigeria more than ever before needs proper, accurate and balanced reporting of critical issues hampering progress.The conference was organised by the International Society for Media in Public Health (ISMPH) – an organisation galvanising critical … Continue reading Nigeria: Campaign to end severe acute malnutrition in need of media support – Experts →

Malnutrition: Gombe Assembly pledged to ensure adequate funding to improve health sector

Gombe State House of Assembly (GSHA) has expressed concern on the issue of Malnutrition and Severe Acute Malnourished (SAM) children in the state, hence the House is working towards ensuring that the issue gets the needed attention and adequate funding for elimination of the problem in the state. This was disclosed by the chairman of … Continue reading Malnutrition: Gombe Assembly pledged to ensure adequate funding to improve health sector →

Dearth of Volunteers Jeopardizing Community Management of Severe Acute Malnutrition in Gombe

By Abu-Khalid, Gombe The disappearance of volunteers who usually interface between parents of Severe Acute Malnourished children (SAM) at different communities in Gombe state has continue to endanger the smooth running of the community based management of SAM which was endorsed by the United Nations (UN) in 2007. According to a report by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), … Continue reading Dearth of Volunteers Jeopardizing Community Management of Severe Acute Malnutrition in Gombe →

Breastfeeding a lifeline, panacea for malnutrition among children

By Abu-Khalid, Gombe Promoting breastfeeding and better health for mothers and children have been identified as a source of averting severe acute malnutrition (SAM) which have been engulfing lives and endangering several children globaly. According to World Health Organization (WHO), it is estimated that increased breastfeeding could avert 20, 000 maternal deaths each year due … Continue reading Breastfeeding a lifeline, panacea for malnutrition among children →