The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, in its latest Goalkeepers report, has highlighted the transformative potential of fortifying common food items in Nigeria to combat child malnutrition.
The report, titled, “A Race to Nourish a Warming World,” was made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday by the foundation.
It said that fortifying bouillon cubes with iron, folic acid, zinc, and vitamin B12 could prevent up to 16.6 million cases of anaemia and avert 11,000 deaths from neural tube defects by 2050. Popular bullion cubes in Nigeria include Maggi by Nestle and Knorr by Unilever.
