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By Nigeria Health Watch | February 17, 2025

Climate Change and Insecurity Compound Zimbabwe and Nigeria’s Malnutrition Crisis

Cynthia Tafara Nyahora and Promise Eze (Lead Writers) Pamela Arikureti’s grandchild, who is nearly two years old, has been severely affected by the widespread malnutrition in Mudzi, Zimbabwe. The young girl has not gained any weight for the past six months, “We give her plain maize porridge every morning because that’s what we can afford,” […]

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Nigeria’s Malnutrition Crisis Remains a Threat for the Country’s Future

By Nigeria Health Watch | January 25, 2025

Dayo Ojerinde (Guest Writer) Nigeria is confronted with a paradox of food insecurity and widespread malnutrition. Despite Nigeria’s abundance of natural resources and expansive agricultural terrain, millions of people — especially children — struggle with stunting, wasting, and undernutrition. Food insecurity and malnutrition are closely linked. Food insecurity refers to the lack of access to […]

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Nigeria’s Food Crisis is the Human Cost of Inaction

By Nigeria Health Watch | August 10, 2024

Zubaida Baba Ibrahim (Lead Writer) Nigeria has witnessed a 40% increase in malnutrition rates in the last year according to Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). This sharp escalation is a stark reminder for the government to take immediate action and provide vital support to families struggling to cope with food insecurity. For many years, Nigeria has […]

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Tackling Nutrition Challenges Through Collaborative Initiatives

By Nigeria Health Watch | June 20, 2024

Samuel Gada and Safiya Shuaib Isa [Lead Writers] Despite its position as one of the largest economies in Africa, Nigeria continues to struggle with the complex issue of malnutrition, with children bearing the highest burden. According to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), nearly 1-in-3 children under five years of age in Nigeria has stunted […]

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A Silent Threat: Impact of Climate Change on Life Expectancy Rate in Nigeria

By Nigeria Health Watch | May 14, 2024

‘The climate crisis is a health crisis, but for too long, health has been a footnote in climate discussions,” Director-General, World Health Organisation (WHO) Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus The recently concluded COP28 UN Climate Conference heralded a significant milestone with the inclusion of a Health Day, where health ministers in 123 countries signed the non-binding […]

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