Thought LeadershipHow e Consign Me? Obesity, a Growing Concern in Nigeria By f5shc January 26, 2022 4 Mins read When most people hear the word ‘malnutrition’, they often think, undernutrition. But malnutrition, in all its forms includes undernutrition (wasting, stunting, underweight),… Read more
TorchlightNutrition Interventions Securing Livelihoods in Hard-to-Reach Areas of Borno By f5shc June 29, 2021 5 Mins read The growing insurgency in Northeast Nigeria is negatively impacting the lives and health care of residents in the region, particularly mothers and… Read more
TorchlightNourishing the future: How UNICEF is providing nutrition care in Sokoto State By f5shc November 23, 2020 6 Mins read According to the 2018 National Nutrition and Health Survey, Sokoto State is one of the four states with the highest prevalence of… Read more
Thought LeadershipMoving from advocacy to action in the fight against Malnutrition By f5shc November 9, 2020 3 Mins read The COVID-19 pandemic has not just exposed the fragile nature of the health systems of most developing countries, including Nigeria, but has… Read more
NutritionTorchlightPartnerships for better nutrition in Kaduna State: The Alive & Thrive Model By f5shc March 16, 2020 7 Mins read Malnutrition is a direct or underlying cause of 45% of all deaths of under-five children, and Nigeria has the second highest burden… Read more
NutritionTorchlightA Different Kind of Charity; Empowering Orphanages to Fight Malnutrition in the FCT By f5shc April 16, 2019 7 Mins read Orphanages are not uncommon in Nigeria and across different parts of the globe. The United Nations Convention on the rights of the… Read more
HealthTorchlightNutrition agents increase demand for CMAM services in Borno By f5shc September 25, 2018 7 Mins read No mother ever wants to face the tough choices many mothers in conflict zones, like Borno have to face on a daily… Read more
HealthTorchlightPeanuts, Millet, Beans: simple foods helping to stem Kano’s malnutrition crisis By f5shc July 2, 2018 6 Mins read Two-year-old Umar is in his mother Saratu’s arms, a playful boy. She says he was not always this healthy, and that just… Read more
Thought Leadership#FeedNaijaPikin: Moving the malnutrition movement from advocacy to action By f5shc March 8, 2018 5 Mins read Agwa; Eforiro; Acha; Ikire; Yalo; Anyara; Bitter leaf, Millet… the list is endless. No, this is not a cooking class and we… Read more
TorchlightVisits to Health ProjectsDefying the odds, one nutritious meal at a time: The Story of Yalwa By f5shc February 19, 2018 8 Mins read Sitting in a small room outside the chief’s residence in the tiny village of Yalwa in Jigawa State, a group of Fulani… Read more