Enugu government approves fund to check child under-nutrition in Enugu

 

The Enugu State Government said that it has approved a counterpart fund for value added foods to treat and check under-nutrition and stunted growth in all children in the state.

“The value-added nutritious food is for children from zero to 59 months”, Governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi said on Thursday at Enugu.

Ugwuanyi, represented by his deputy, Mrs Cecilia Ezeilo, said this while declaring open a one-day High Level Partnership and Coordination Meeting with Stakeholders and Policy Makers for Investment in Nutrition.

The theme of the meeting is: “Prioritising Investment in Maternal, Infant, Young Child and Adolescent Nutrition”.

He said that the growing level of stunt growth, which is getting about one to every five children, must be checked.

He said the government remained fully committed to doing that.