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17, 000 cases of acute malnutrition recorded in Kaduna in 2017

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February 3, 2018
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The Kaduna State Primary Health Care Development Agency (SPHCDA) said on Friday that 17, 989 cases of severe acute malnutrition were recorded in the state in 2017.

Hajiya Hauwa Usman, a nutritionist with the Agency made the disclosure in Zaria while presenting an overview of nutrition situation in the state at a workshop for journalists, organised by Kaduna State Emergency Nutrition Action Plan (KADENAP).

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She however said 11, 324 of the severe acute malnutrition cases were cured, while 169 of the victims died.

According to her, 50 per cent of under-5 deaths recorded in the state was due to malnutrition.

Usman said that the agency in collaboration with stakeholders had been sensitising residents on good nutrition habits to stem the condition.

“Adequate diet consists of eating all classes of food in the right proportion which includes, staple food, legumes, animal source foods, fruits, vegetables, fats and oil.’’

She pointed out that only 16% of children aged between 6 to 23 months were fed appropriately in the state, while 11.7 per cent are wasted from acute under nutrition.

The official, however, said that the percentage of wasted children was “a fair percentage compared to that of Nigeria in which 31.5 % are wasted.’’

She disclosed that KADENAP in collaboration with UNICEF have spent about N750 million on the purchase of Ready to Use Therapeutic Food (RTUF) to treat malnutrition.

Meanwhile, during a field trip to Kugu Primary Health Centre in Zaria by the workshop participants, the Nutrition Focal Officer, Lawal Jibril said over 4,000 children suffering from severe acute malnutrition were admitted since 2016.

He explained that 14-18 sachets of RTUF with supporting drugs are usually administered on patients within eight weeks for effective recovery.

27 PHCs in Igabi, Zaria, Kachia and Kaduna North and Kaduna South local governments provide treatment to children with severe acute malnutrition.(NAN)

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