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Published 7 January 2021
The Kaduna State Government says it needs N29 billion to address the scourge of malnutrition in the state.
According to the
News Agency of Nigeria, the state Permanent Secretary, Planning and Budget Commission, Mr Mahmoud Yamusa, said this in Kaduna on Wednesday, at the opening of a two-day workshop on resource mobilisation.
Yamusa, represented by the Director, Development Aid Coordination, PBC, Mr Salisu Lawal, stressed the need for all relevant stakeholders to support the state in mobilising the needed resources.
He said that various nutrition policies, plans and strategies had been developed by the state, adding that there was a huge gap in financing the planned interventions.
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By Philip Yatai
Kaduna, Jan. 7, 2021 The Kaduna State Government has released N100 million for the procurement of Ready to Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) needed to treat malnourished children.
Malam Salisu Lawal, the Director, Development Aid Coordination, Planning and Budget Commission, made this known in an interview with newsmen in Kaduna on Thursday.
He explained that Gov. Nasir El-Rufa’i had earlier approved the release of the amount, adding that the Ministry of Finance had released the approved amount on Dec. 31, 2020.
He added that “very soon, we will procure the RUTF and supply our various Community Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) sites to save our dear children from dying of malnutrition.
By Philip Yatai
Kaduna, Jan. 7, 2021 The Kaduna State Government says it needs N29 billion to address the scourge of malnutrition in the state.
Mr Mahmoud Yamusa, the Permanent Secretary, Planning and Budget Commission (PBC) also the Chairman, State Committee on Food and Nutrition said this in Kaduna on Wednesday, at the opening of a two-day workshop on resource mobilisation.
The workshop was organised by PBC with support from Save the Children International (SCI) for nutrition Desk Officers, local government nutrition focal persons, and directors of finance in relevant Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs).
Yamusa, represented by the Director, Development Aid Coordination, PBC, Mr Salisu Lawal, stressed the need for all relevant stakeholders to support the state in mobilising the needed resources.