- The lives of many Nigerian babies are at risk, a new report from United Nations Children’s Fund has warned
- The report said that this risk can be attributed to the spiking number of malnourished girls which rose from 5.6 million in 2018 to 7.3 million in 2021 in Nigeria
- According to UNICEF, there is a need for a holistic approach towards ensuring that girls and women of reproductive age consume the recommended diet of at least 5 out of 10 food groups
With half of stunting in children under the age of two developing during pregnancy and before they hit six months, a new global report has raised an alarm about the need to invest in essential nutrition programmes for adolescent girls and women across the globe.
The report by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has warned that the number of adolescent girls and women aged 15-49 years who are malnourished has skyrocketed from 5.6 million in 2018 to 7.3 million in 2021 in Nigeria.
