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Nutrition in Nigeria - What Gaps Persist? Highlights from an Interview with Shawn Baker, Chief Nutritionist for USAID

By f5shc

September 28, 2022

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Shawn Baker, Chief Nutritionist for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) was in Nigeria in September, and in an interview with…

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Nutrition in Children: Getting it Right Early

By f5shc

February 28, 2022

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“The food you eat can be either the safest and most powerful form of medicine or the slowest form of poison.” ―…

ANRiN: Offering Cost-effective Nutritional Services to Pregnant and Lactating Women in Kaduna State

By f5shc

December 20, 2021

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In Maraban Jos, a densely populated community in Igabi Local Government Area (LGA) of Kaduna State, Kadijah Maiwada, a Community Health Worker…

Feed well to learn well: How home-grown school feeding strategies improve nutrition and learning outcomes across Nigeria

By f5shc

October 25, 2021

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“A child that doesn’t feed well cannot learn well”. Isaac Success, Dreams from the Slum. Isaac Success is the founder of Dreams from…

Nutrition Interventions Securing Livelihoods in Hard-to-Reach Areas of Borno

By f5shc

June 29, 2021

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The growing insurgency in Northeast Nigeria is negatively impacting the lives and health care of residents in the region, particularly mothers and…

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Make it look good - How perception adjustment for local foods can impact malnutrition in Nigeria

By f5shc

May 12, 2021

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Four-year-old Terwase is not in school yet, so he often goes with his mother to the market where she has a small…

A village to nourish a child: FHI360 community structures provide nutrition for children in Borno

By f5shc

March 23, 2021

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With the insurgency disrupting not just the health sector, but economic, social, and political life in Northeastern Nigeria, accessing quality nutritious food…

Nourishing the future: How UNICEF is providing nutrition care in Sokoto State

By f5shc

November 23, 2020

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According to the 2018 National Nutrition and Health Survey, Sokoto State is one of the four states with the highest prevalence of…

University Don Extols Benefits of Soybeans in Addressing Protein Deficiency

By f5shc

August 31, 2020

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A leading nutrition expert has urged Nigerians to explore soybeans as a good food source, to alleviate malnutrition and achieve good health….

Virtual Nutrition Conference: Harnessing Innovative Financing Options for Nutrition – Unraveling the Bottlenecks

By f5shc

August 18, 2020

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Response committees set up to address the COVID-19 pandemic in many instances have sidelined existing structures that champion nutrition and food security….