Ignorance main cause of Malnutrition in Kaduna – Official
By Uangbaoje Alex, Kaduna Despite investments being made by government, donor agencies and other stakeholders, malnutrition remains an issue of serious concern in Kaduna State....
Category: Nutrition
TBAs says they are more equipped to deliver healthy babies in Kaduna
…..as CS-SUNN Sensitizes them on Breastfeeding
By Alex Uangbaoje, Kaduna As part of activities to commemorate the 2023 World Breastfeeding Week (WBW), Civil Society Scaling-up Nutrition in Nigeria (CS-SUNN), Kaduna State...
Exclusive Breastfeeding: Kaduna Deputy Governor charges society to support mothers
By Uangbaoje Alex, Kaduna Kaduna State Deputy Governor, Dr. Hadiza Balarabe, has charged the entire society to create a support base for mothers to exclusively...
KADENAP disseminates 2 books on complimentary feeding
The Kaduna Emergency Nutrition Action Plan (KADENAP) on Thursday disseminated a recipe handbook in English and Hausa on complementary food to promote optimal feeding of...
Dangers of Breastmilk Substitute: Alive & Thrive, NAFDAC trains health workers
A global nutrition initiative, Alive & Thrive (A&T) and the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Wednesday trained health workers...
MIYCN: NGO, NAFDAC Tasks Media on Role
By Uangbaoje Alex, Kaduna As part of measures to improve Maternal Infant Young Child Nutrition (MIYCN), for better health and wellbeing outcome for women and...
Kaduna Introduces “Kwash pap” in fight against Malnutrition
By Our Correspondent, Kaduna Kaduna State is poised to fight malnutrition by feeding affected children with “Kwash Pap”, a combination of soybeans, groundnuts, locust beans,...
Etsu Chikun Pledges Commitment to Promoting Breastfeeding
…..Women Emotionally Stable to Breastfeed when Supported by Men – UNICEF
By Uangbaoje Alex, Kaduna The Traditional Ruler of Chikun Chiefdom in Kaduna State, has pledged to henceforth take up the responsibility of disseminating key messages...
UNICEF Strengthens Capacity of Students of Midwifery, Nursing, Health Workers on Breastfeeding, IYCN
By Uangbaoje Alex, Kaduna As part of strategy to strengthen the capacity of people in Kaduna State in promoting Exclusive Breastfeeding, the United Nations Children’s...
Breastfeeding Week 2022: Nutrition Stakeholders in Kaduna Lauds Alive & Thrive
By Uangbaoje Alex, Kaduna Stakeholders in Nutrition on Wednesday commended Alive & Thrive, for supporting the Kaduna State Government, by organizing nutrition community engagement forum...