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– United Nations Children’s Fund<\/a> has said that 440,000 children under the age of five in three states of the northeast will suffer severe malnutrition<\/p>\n

– The international agency said there is an estimated 2.5 million under five years of age suffering from SAM<\/p>\n

– According to the UNICEF, an integrated and timely response is needed to address the issue of malnutrition in the northeast and Nigeria as a whole<\/p>\n

As cases of malnutrition bite harder on the Nigerian economy, the United Nations Children’s Fund has said that 440,000 children under the age of five in three states of the northeast – Borno<\/a>, Yobe and Adamawa – will suffer Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) in 2019.<\/p>\n

The international agency said an integrated and timely response is needed to address the issue of malnutrition in the northeast and Nigeria as a whole.<\/p>\n

Speaking during a media dialogue on “integrated and timely response to nutrition-related humanitarian needs\u201d in Maiduguri, on Thursday, September 26, a UNICEF nutrition specialist, Abigael Nyukuri, said there is an estimated 2.5 million under five years of age suffering from SAM.<\/p>\n

The dialogue is organised by the Child Rights Information Bureau of the Federal Ministry of Information and Culture in collaboration with UNICEF and support from the Department for International Development (DFID).<\/p>\n

According to Nyukuri said that Yobe state tops the northeast states on malnutrition with 13% followed by Borno with 11% and Adamawa, 6%.<\/p>\n

Nyukuri said the challenges of insecurity has also worsened the situation in the region.<\/p>\n

\u201cPoor nutrition situation is further exacerbated by the poor food security situation, sub-optimal Water Sanitation and Hygiene practices and high disease burden. There is really poor food security in the three states,” Nyukuri said.<\/p>\n

In his reaction, a UNICEF nutrition specialist, Aminu Usman, Nigeria is in need of N4.4 billion to procure 229,636 cartons of Ready to Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF).<\/p>\n

According to Usman, RUTF – a vitamin and mineral fortified peanut paste mixed with dry milk products and used as a cure for children suffering from SAM – is needed to address malnutrition in Borno state in the coming year.<\/p>\n

Explaining that N5 billion was initially needed for the procurement of 258,950 cartons of RUTF for 2020, Usman said UNICEF has been able to secure procurement for 29,314 cartons.<\/p>\n

He said this procurement has left a funding gap of N4.4 billion for the procurement of 229,636 cartons of RUTF needed for addressing the issue of malnutrition.<\/p>\n

\u201cN5 billion is needed to necessitate the procurement of 258,950 cartons of Ready to Use Therapeutic Food for Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) treatment.”<\/p>\n

“Already, 29,314 cartons have been secured, leaving a funding gap of N4.4 billion for the procurement of the remaining 229,636 cartons of RUTF,\u201d Usman said.<\/p>\n

Listing poverty, security, lack of knowledge and harmful social practices as the challenges of addressing the growing cases of malnutrition, Usman said, there is a likelihood of fresh influx which may aggravate the already poor nutrition situation in the states.<\/p>\n

“We have many children but we are not able to reach them due to security challenges in the hard to reach areas,” he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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