ACUTE MALNUTRITION KILLS 30 CHILDREN IN NASARAWA STATE, 2000 HOSPITALIZED
It’s a public health emergency we have on our hands in the state of Nasarawa. In the last three months, thirty children have been confirmed dead, while more than 2,000 are currently receiving attention for acute malnutrition in various medical centers across Nasarawa State. It was confirmed at a two-day meeting of the state Committee on Food and Nutrition in Lafia. According to Hajiya Halima Yusuf, Nutrition Officer in the Nasarawa State Primary Health Care Development Agency, the children had…