The Kaduna State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to reducing malnutrition by strengthening coordination and improving the implementation of nutrition programmes across the state’s 23 Local Government Areas (LGAs).
The commitment was made on Thursday in Zaria during a two-day quarterly coordination and review meeting of the State Committee on Food and Nutrition (SCFN) with nutrition focal persons from all 23 LGAs.
The meeting, organised by the Kaduna State Planning and Budget Commission (PBC) with support from UNICEF, reviewed nutrition activities carried out in the first and second quarters of the year and identified challenges affecting implementation.
Speaking at the meeting, Chairman of the State Committee on Food and Nutrition and Permanent Secretary of the Planning and Budget Commission, Mukhtar Abdullahi, said the gathering reflected the state’s resolve to improve nutrition outcomes.
He commended UNICEF and other development partners for supporting nutrition coordination and service delivery in Kaduna, while also praising nutrition focal persons for sustaining collaboration across sectors to improve maternal, infant and young child nutrition.
