Tag Archives: Nutrition

  Bukola Afeni The Civil Society Scaling Up Nutrition in Nigeria(CS-SUNN) has expressed commitment towards addressing pressing challenges related to nutrition, health, and gender equality in Nigeria. The Executive Secretary of CS-SUNN, Mr Sunday Okoronkwo stated this at a media round table on promoting women and girls empowerment for optimal …

Bukola Afeni The Save the Children Initiative has condemned the relentless wave of attacks against farmers in Nigeria by armed groups hindering critical food supplies and threatening to push the country deeper into a devastating hunger crisis this year. The group registered their displeasure in a statement made available to …

Bukola Afeni The Civil Society Scaling Up Nutrition in Nigeria( CS-SUNN) has called on key stakeholders in the nutrition sector to aid the implementation of the National Guidelines for the Prevention and Control of Micronutrient Deficiencies in Nigeria (MNDC). The Executive Secretary of CS-SUNN, Mr Sunday Okoronkwo, stated this at …

Bukola Afeni The Women in Power, Governor’s Wives, Female Senators, Legislators, and All Women in Authority from both Private and Public Sectors have been called upon to lend their voices and support to the prompt releases of nutrition budgets towards implementing the National and State Multisectoral Plan of Action for …

Bukola Afeni Experts in the nutrition sector said improving maternal and child nutrition is critical to the national development of the country. They urged the government to pay adequate attention to the nutritional needs of non-pregnant and non-lactating women and adolescent girls. The Executive Secretary of (CS-SUNN), Sunday Okoronkwo stated …

  Bukola Afeni The West African Health Organization has called for increased political commitment and investment in food and nutrition security. The Director General of the West African Health Organisation(WAHO), Dr Melchior Athanase Joel Codjovi Aissi stated this at the 17th ECOWAS Nutrition Forum in Abuja. The theme of the …

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 …