The United Nations Kids Fund has really useful the Jigawa State mannequin of vitamin intervention for Nigeria.
UNICEF declared in Dutse that it was elated by the Jigawa Authorities’s distinctive methods at addressing malnutrition within the state.
The UNICEF Chief of Diet Part, Ms. Nemat Hajeebhoy, made the advice on Wednesday in Dutse throughout a go to to the Everlasting Secretary, Ministry of Well being, Dr. Kabir Ibrahim.
Hajeebhoy famous the assorted measures taken by the state authorities to manage malnutrition amongst kids and moms.
She hailed the Masaki programme and built-in well being system to scale back malnutrition.
The UNICEF Chief of vitamin due to this fact urged different states within the nation to emulate the Jigawa mannequin in addressing the menace.
Hajeebhoy, nevertheless suggested the Jigawa authorities to decide to do extra to maintain its lead.
Responding, Ibrahim acknowledged the intervention being offered by UNICEF and pledged the state authorities’s readiness to upscale finest practices.
The everlasting secretary additionally hailed the media, civil society and legislature for guaranteeing transparency and accountability.
In accordance with him, there are challenges with vitamin intervention that’s donor pushed and working well being services.
Ibrahim mentioned insufficient funding was additionally affecting operations of the Masaki (conventional calabash) for storing dietary child meals and for bathing the infants.
He said that 90 per cent of the Masaki beneficiaries weren’t hitherto accessing well being services for vitamin providers, however the introduction of OTPs is redressing the malnutrition illness.
“Masaki is 100 per cent initiative of the state,” mentioned the everlasting secretary.
The UNICEF staff later visited Tisa Masaki, Sakwaya Main Well being Care Centre and Dutse Normal Hospital to evaluate the weight-reduction plan providers supplied to kids and moms as nicely present fast cures.