ANAMBRA EAST INAUGURATES COMMITTEE ON FOOD AND NUTRITION TO TACKLE MALNUTRITION. (PHOTO).

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 Anambra East Inaugurates Committee on Food and Nutrition to Tackle Malnutrition Anambra East Local Government Area has inaugurated a Committee on Food and Nutrition to address the challenges of malnutrition in the area. The initiative aligns with the Federal Government’s Nutrition 774 Agenda, which aims to strengthen nutrition education at the grassroots and combat malnutrition through the Mother, Infant and Young Child Nutrition (MIYCN) approach. The inauguration ceremony, held at the Local Government Headquarters, Otuocha, forms part of the government’s bottom-up strategy to address malnutrition. The programme seeks to promote the consumption of natural food sources, encourage balanced diets, and prevent stunting and wasting among children, as well as anaemia in pregnant women. The committee was inaugurated by the State Nutrition Officer, Dr Rose Amasiani, who represented the State Government, the Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning and State Focal Person, Steering Com...

CANCER TREATMENT: FG LAUNCHES POLICY DOCUMENTS; UNVEILS ONCOLOGY CENTRES. (PHOTO).


 CANCER TREATMENT: FG LAUNCHES POLICY DOCUMENTS; UNVEILS ONCOLOGY CENTRES 


As part of renewed efforts to strengthen cancer prevention and treatment in the country, the federal government has launched key policy documents to guide national response to the disease.


The minister of state for health and social welfare, Dr. Iziaq Adekunle Salako, unveiled the documents aimed at accelerating access to quality cancer care in Nigeria.

  

The newly launched documents include the nigeria nuclear medicine strategic plan and the national cancer control plan (2026–2030), which are expected to serve as roadmaps for improving early detection, diagnosis, treatment and research.


The director general of national institute for cancer research and treatment said the new  centres and policy frameworks aside representing a major step toward lowering the disease burden will improve survival outcomes for patients nationwide


Bassey Ita Ikpang reports that, the minister also formally declared eight oncology and preventive clinics operational across major federal tertiary health institutions in the country.

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