www.newsportng.com.ng Acelerating Nutrition Results in Nigeria, (ANRIN) Kaduna state chapter, has disclosed that the organization have been able to reduce the high cases of malnutrition in Kaduna state.
Head of Communication, ANRIN Hajiya Mairo Tahir made the disclosure on Tuesday during a press conference in Kaduna to mark the 2022 International Day of the Girl Child.
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According to her, the non governmental organization, (NGO) in partnership with Kaduna state government employed different mechanism such as provision of supplements and foods, including door-door campaign on the need for proper diet, adding that Kaduna was considered as one of the states with high rate of malnutrition cases in Nigeria.
Hajiya Mairo while commending the efforts of Kaduna state Governor, Nasir El-rufai, said the state government have given them the necessary supports to explore as an organization, called on citizens to make use of the opportunity optimally so as to get the desired results.
“ANRIN in partnership with Kaduna state government will continue to enhance quality nutrition in the state. The NGO have been able to reduce high rate of malnutrition cases in various Local Government Areas through provision of supplements and foods for children that are malnourished.
“The relationship with the state government is very beautiful. The state’s ministry of health is our supervising agency and they have been very committed towards ensuring that the organization thrive in Kaduna state.
“Kaduna state was one of the states with high rate of malnutrition cases but we have been able to handle that to a large extent. We have gone to various Local Government Areas to sensitize the people, we have also used the media, jingles television appearances among other things to be able to get down to the grassroot so as to handle the issue of ignorance. So I want to call on citizens of Kaduna state to make use of the opportunity optimally for their common good.” She said
The Honourable Commissioner, Ministry of Health, Kaduna State, Dr. Amina Mohammed-Baloni, also advocated that the girl Child be given adequate care needed for their growth, while lamenting that some of the female children are deprived of food, education and allowed to shoulder heavy house chores and farm works.
Dr. Amina noted that the girl Child is confronted with series of challenges both in the past and in contemporary society, despite being the hope of the world.
“Some of the key development challenges facing the girl-child especially in our environment today
include, “discrimination in access to education, food and nutrition, being used as burden bearers for household chores and farm work, early marriage, which interferes with their education or acquisition of skills needed for survival, sexual abuse and other forms of gender-based violence.
“Each one of these challenges is a terrible menace on its own with the potential of bringing down a
society in all its ramifications. These challenges occur as a result of cultural, religious, political and
social belief systems in our society.
Consequently, we must do all we can to curb them.” She said.
She urged that the girl child be given proper care, attention and the nutritional diets needed for her proper growth so as to arrest any form of disorder as they grow to adulthood.
“Under-nutrition negatively affects adolescent girls by affecting their ability to learn and work at maximum productivity; increasing their risk of poor obstetric outcomes; healthy development and future children; sexual maturation and grow, among others.” She added
