Shettima: Nigeria loses $56bn in human capital each year to malnutrition
Vice President Shettima says Nigeria loses $56 billion yearly to malnutrition, calling it a major threat to development and urging urgent action to combat it.
Malnutrition
Scientists say being too skinny might kill you quicker than obesity…
A study of 86,000 people finds being underweight carries a higher death risk than being overweight, raising questions about long-held ideals of health and body size.
UNICEF: Obesity emerges as leading form of malnutrition among youth
For the first time, obesity has overtaken undernourishment as the main form of malnutrition among children and adolescents worldwide, driven by the proliferation of ultra-processed foods and aggressive marketing, UNICEF reports.
UNICEF: Only 33% of Nigerian babies are exclusively breastfed
“Breast milk is all a baby needs for the first six months; no substitutes compare.”
UNICEF: Nigeria now Africa’s capital of child malnutrition
Nigeria has overtaken war-torn Sudan as Africa’s epicentre of child malnutrition, with 600,000 children suffering acute hunger, according to UNICEF.
Rape, sexual violence used as ‘weapon of war’ in Congo – UNICEF
Over a third of nearly 10,000 reported cases of rape and sexual violence in eastern Congo in the first two months of the year involved children, including toddlers, according to UNICEF