Governor Lawal launches nutrition council, decries dangers of malnutrition

Governor Dauda Lawal has described malnutrition arsenic not lone a wellness situation but besides an economical obstruction and a large menace to quality superior improvement successful Zamfara State and Nigeria arsenic a whole.

The politician stated this connected Tuesday during the authoritative motorboat of the Zamfara State Nutrition 774 Initiative, held astatine the Council Chamber of the Government House successful Gusau.

According to a connection by the governor’s spokesperson, Sulaiman Bala Idris, the Nutrition 774 Initiative is simply a community-driven, multi-sectoral programme designed to heighten nutritional outcomes crossed Nigeria’s 774 Local Government Areas.

The connection added that the Zamfara State Council connected Nutrition volition oversee and coordinate the implementation of sustainable nutrition activities crossed the state.

In his remarks, Governor Lawal said the constitution of the assembly marked a transformative measurement toward improving the wellness and well-being of Zamfara’s children and citizens.

“We cannot physique a secure, resilient, and prosperous Zamfara connected a instauration of mediocre nutrition. An concern successful the archetypal 1,000 days of a child’s beingness is the azygous astir important concern we tin marque successful this state’s future,” the politician said.

He explained that the Nutrition 774 Initiative adopts a community-based, multi-sectoral approach, recognizing the interconnection betwixt nutrition, health, agriculture, education, societal protection, and water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH).

“By focusing connected strengthening our section nutrition efforts and empowering our women, the N774 Initiative aligns with our state’s Rescue Agenda. To that end, I americium arrogant to denote the ceremonial constitution of the Zamfara State Council connected Nutrition and our afloat committedness to the N774 Initiative,” Lawal added.

The politician emphasized that the Zamfara State Nutrition Council, comprising cardinal commissioners and elder authorities officials, has been granted afloat authorization to acceptable argumentation direction, coordinate nutrition programmes, and supervise implementation crossed the state.

“One of the council’s superior tasks is to thrust the N774 Initiative to each section authorities successful our state. This motorboat contiguous is, therefore, a telephone to action,” helium stated.

Earlier successful her remarks, the Senior Special Assistant to the President connected Public Health, Mrs. Uju Rochas Anwukah, commended Governor Lawal’s medication for its singular show successful the wellness sector, peculiarly successful prioritizing nutrition and nationalist wellness interventions.

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