UNICEF Treats 3.6m malnourished children in Kano

At least 3.6 million malnourished children have been treated in Kano State under the Community Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) programme of UNICEF which began in the state in 2010.

Hajiya Halima Musa, the Nutrition Officer, Kano State Ministry of Health, made the disclosure during a field trip to Sharada Primary Health Center in Kano, organized for journalists by UNICEF on Thursday.

According to her, 30 centers for the treatment of malnutrition have been opened in six selected local governments of the state. She further revealed that 103,376 malnourished children were treated at the centers in 2015. Out of the 5,744 patients admitted, nine died during the period.

Musa added that 1,617 patients had recovered, while some 272 of those discharged defaulted in their treatment schedules.

The official explained that Ready to Use Therapy Food (RTUF) was given to malnourished children free of charge.

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  1. Malnourished! What is the governor of the state doing? What is more important than taking care of his citizens especially children? That is to say if not for UNICEF, these children would have died of malnutrition. What a pity for that to happen in a country that claim to be the giant of Africa.