The United Nations Children Emergency Fund, UNICEF in partnership with the Adamawa State Government has flagged off the expansion of its community-based management of acute malnutrition, and young child feeding in the 21 local government areas of the state.
The State Commissioner for Health, Dr Fatima Atiku Abubakar who flagged off the programme says more than 800,000 children in the state are malnourished, noting that 38 percent of children are under 5 years of age.
UNICEF field officer, Dr Abudullahi Kaikai said UNICEF has supported the treatment of 31,415 children from June 2011 till date in the state.
They have been able to do this through the provision of Ready-to Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF), Training, supportive Supervision and monitoring.
Kaikai said that an additional 682,823 children also received Vitamin A Supplements.
UNICEF nutrition specialist, Philomena Irene disclosed that UNICEF has provided clinics around the state to treat children who lost their mothers during child birth and victims of insurgency.
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