The Katsina State Government has released N350 million as its
contribution to UNICEF for the purchase of Ready-to-Use-Therapeutic-Food (RUTF)
for treatm
ent of malnourished children in the state.
The Special Adviser to the governor on Budget and Planning, Abdullahi
Imam, disclosed this on Tuesday in Katsina, while signing the agreement on
behalf of the state government.
Mr. Imam said that was part of the state government’s commitment to
improving the living condition of the malnourished children.
“The government is committed to the plight of malnourished children, it
will continue to provide its support towards addressing malnutrition in the
state,’’ he said.
Mr. Imam assured that the government would double its contribution to the
programme in 2018 budget.
He stressed the need for the state House of Assembly to ensure speedy
passage of 2018 budget whenever it was presented before it to enable the
government save lives of malnourished children.
In her remarks, the UNICEF Field Officer in charge of Katsina and Kano
States, Padmavathi Yedla, announced that Children Investment Fund Foundation
(CIFF) has pledged to support the programme with an equal grant of N350
million, thereby raising the total amount of RUTF to be purchased in the state
to N700 million.
She said that malnutrition needs collective collaboration from all
sectors like Education, Agriculture, Water Resources and Health, adding that
attitudinal changes are vital in dealing with malnutrition.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that following the signing of the
agreement, about 30,000 cartoons of RUTF are expected to be delivered to the
state for treatment of malnourished children in 15 local government areas of
the state.
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