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By | April 13, 2026

Taimaka’s Community-Based Model Is Bringing Severe Malnutrition Care Closer to Children in Gombe

Tzar Oluigbo (Lead writer) When 16-month-old Babangida was brought to the Taimaka outpatient clinic in Yamaltu-Deba Local Government Area of Gombe State, he was already severely malnourished. His mother, Asmau, was only 19. By the time they arrived at the health facility, the concern was visible in his tiny body, evident in the urgency of […]

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Nigeria Must Not Let Child Nutrition Become a Budget Casualty in 2026

By | April 1, 2026

Favour Ani and Safiya Shuaibu Isa (Lead writers) In a stabilisation ward (a specialised treatment unit for severe malnutrition) in northern Nigeria, a child with severe acute malnutrition needs immediate action, not sympathy. That child needs swift screening, clear referral pathways, readily available therapeutic food, and health workers who are not forced to ration care. […]

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Tackling the challenge of child malnutrition in simple ways: Kaduna State’s approach

By | February 4, 2019

It’s cold and dusty, a typical harmattan morning for the residents of Barnawa, a suburb of the city of Kaduna, in Kaduna South local government area. This morning, in front of the community’s Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC), about 20 women sit around a table, seemingly unmindful of the cold and dust.  On the table, there […]

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Nutrition agents increase demand for CMAM services in Borno

By | September 25, 2018

No mother ever wants to face the tough choices many mothers in conflict zones, like Borno have to face on a daily basis. The struggle for survival, keeping a severely malnourished child alive, while at the same time struggling for their own survival, knowing that the treatment that will keep their child alive will also […]

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#FeedNaijaPikin: Moving the malnutrition movement from advocacy to action

By | March 8, 2018

Agwa; Eforiro; Acha; Ikire; Yalo; Anyara; Bitter leaf, Millet… the list is endless. No, this is not a cooking class and we are not about to share a recipe for a meal. On Tuesday, February 27, 2018, Nigeria Health Watch organized a health policy dialogue on nutrition with the title, “Our Nutrition Crisis: Considering Local […]

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