Tag Archives: Nutrition

Bukola Afeni Stakeholders in the nutrition sector has charged Journalists to task political aspirants to shed spotlight on the issues of nutrition security as the 2023 electioneering period is at hand. They stated this at a  one-day Media Roundtable on Nigeria’s Nutrition Commitments: moving from Pledges to Action. Civil Society Scaling Up …

Bukola Afeni The Civil Society Scaling up Nutrition in Nigeria has called on media practitioners to engage in writing advocacy stories that will improve the nutrition status in Nigeria. The Executive Secretary CS-SUNN, Sunday Okoronkwo stated this at a 3-day media training in Abuja. He encouraged Journalists to write data-driven …

Bukola Afeni   Stakeholders in the health sector have emphasized the need to initiate interventions that will exempt Nigerian children from stunting and other morbidities. The Minister of State for Health Senator Adeleke Mamora stated this at the dissemination meeting on the context, findings and implications of Nigeria’s global exemplars …

Bukola Afeni The Civil Society Scaling up Nutrition in Nigeria( CS-SUNN) said there is a need to advance  Nigeria’s nutrition agenda for improved nutritional status of women, children, and vulnerable groups which will contribute to attaining the country’s Human Capital Development targets. The Executive Secretary of  CS-SUNN Mr Sunday Okoronkwo …

Experts in the nutrition sector has called on Journalists to place nutrition issues in the spotlight so as to put an end to malnutrition in the country. UNICEF Nutrition officer Nkiruka Enwelum stated this at the 2021 Nutrition week sensitization organized by Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) and Ministry …

The Acting Executive Secretary of Civil Society Scaling Up Nutrition in Nigeria, Sunday  Okoronkwo has emphasized the need to evolve and adapt food security and malnutrition monitoring mechanisms to accurately identify nutrition hot spots where policy interventions and emergency aid are mostly required in the country. He made the disclosure …

Bukola Afeni The Global Alliance For Improved Nutrition(GAIN) said there is need to improve the nutrition status of both the children and adult living in the country. GAIN Country Director Dr Michael Ojo stated this at a media capacity training  in Abuja. He called on the stakeholders in the nutrition …

    By Akande Boluwatife Cardiovascular disease is the number one leading cause of death in the whole world, claiming an estimated 17.9 million lives each year. Four out of five cardiovascular deaths are due to heart attacks and strokes, and the leading cause of coronary heart disease is the …

Bukola Afeni Civil Society Scaling up Nutrition in Nigeria (CS-SUNN) has called on the Federal Government to improve the capacity of Nutrition Teachers in the country. The Executive Secretary of CS- SUNN, Mrs Beatrice Eluaka disclosed this while on an advocacy visit to the Federal Ministry of Education in Nigeria. …

Stakeholders in the Nutrition sector is calling for effective implementation of National Multi Sectorial Strategic plan to scale up Nutrition in the country. Speaking at a One day Nutrition Stakeholders meeting in Abuja, The Executive Secretary, CS-SUNN, Mrs Beatrice Eluaka called on all Nigerians to work towards reducing the rate …