By Safia Abdulrahman, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) For numerous Nigerian families, living with sickle cell disease means enduring persistent pain, exhausting sleepless nights, and the heavy emotional and financial toll of constant medical care. These discomforts are shadowed by the constant fear of losing a lovedContinue Reading
By Justina Auta Stakeholders in Nigeria’s nutrition and health sector have called for the full adoption and effective implementation of the Child Nutrition Fund (CNF) to tackle anaemia and malnutrition affecting women and children nationwide. The call was made at a media roundtable themed, “Child Nutrition Fund (CNF): A StrategicContinue Reading
By Folasade Akpan The introduction of Multiple Micronutrient Supplements (MMS) has significantly reduced cases of anaemia among pregnant women receiving antenatal care in the Dutse-Alhaji Primary Healthcare Centre in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Dr Deborah Joshua, Officer-in-Charge of the facility, disclosed this on Wednesday during a media field visitContinue Reading
By Sunday John Stakeholders in Nasarawa State have commended the state government for releasing N125 million as counterpart funding for the supply of Multiple Micronutrient Supplements (MMS) to address anaemia. Anaemia is a condition characterised by a deficiency of red blood cells or haemoglobin, resulting in fatigue, weakness and shortnessContinue Reading
By Sunday John The Federal Government says Nigeria is battling a largely preventable nutrition crisis, with 58 per cent of women of reproductive age living with anaemia. Mrs Helen Achimugu, Assistant Director, Nutrition Department, Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, disclosed this in Abuja. She spoke at the CivilContinue Reading
