Nigeria: Action Needed Against Malnutrition

Holistic care to prevent lasting consequences of childhood malnutrition

Holistic care to prevent lasting consequences of childhood malnutrition As the malnutrition emergency in Nigeria deepens, MSF teams are piloting a new approach to treatment that integrates physiotherapy and mental health care. Kate Rankin July 18 2025, 4:57pm At an MSF-supported inpatient therapeutic feeding center in Maiyama General Hospital in Kebbi state, 2-year-old Ummul Khairun Mohammed is receiving treatment for severe acute malnutrition…

Nigeria: Action Needed Against Malnutrition

On Wednesday July 9, 2025, the Federal Government revisited an area in which successive regimes have failed - malnutrition. At the Nutrition and Food Summit held in Abuja, a presidential aide on public health, Uju Anwukah, confessed that Nigeria ranked second globally in malnutrition, especially among children and teenagers.

Nigeria experiences spike in childhood malnutrition - CAJ News Africa

from EMEKA OKONKWO in Abuja, NigeriaNigeria BureauABUJA, (CAJ News) – THE triple threat of insecurity, climate shocks and funding cuts has triggered a sharp rise in acute childhood malnutrition in the conflict-prone northeast Nigeria. About 4,6 million people in the states of Adamawa, Borno and Yobe are projected to experience acute food insecurity between June and September, according to statistics provided by the International Rescue Committee…