The federal government has approved a five-year nutrition action plan that will help to reduce hunger and malnutrition across the country, the Presidency said on Tuesday.
This was revealed in a statement by the spokesman to the Vice President, Laolu Akande.
The plan was approved by the National Council on Nutrition, which is chaired by the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo.
Other members of the Council include Chairman of the Nigerian Governors Forum, Health Minister, Minister of Water Resources, the Minister of State, Budget and National Planning, the Nutrition Society of Nigeria, development partners, organized private sector, Civil Society Organisations, the former Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido, among others.
FG approves five-year plan to reduce hunger, malnutrition
Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja
The National Council on Nutrition chaired by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday approved a five-year nutrition action plan that will guide the implementation of interventions and programmes to address the problems of hunger and malnutrition across all sectors in the country.
The action plan was meant to further improve the well-being of citizens.
The Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Media and Publicity, Laolu Akande, disclosed this in a statement titled, ‘National Council on Nutrition approves five-year plan to reduce hunger, malnutrition and increase breastfeeding in Nigeria’.
Nigeria adopts five-year-plan to reduce hunger, malnutrition
The approved plan will reduce the proportion of people who suffer malnutrition by 50 per cent, an official said.
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In an effort to further improve the wellbeing of citizens, a 5-year nutrition action plan that will guide the implementation of interventions and programmes to address the problems of hunger and malnutrition across all sectors in Nigeria has been approved by National Council on Nutrition.
The council chaired by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo approved the action plan titled the “National Multi-Sectoral Plan of Action for Food and Nutrition (NMPFAN) 2021-2025” at its virtual meeting on Tuesday.