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Small Farmer-Led Irrigation Schemes Helping to Fight Malnutrition in Drought-Prone Areas in Rwanda

By Nigeria Health Watch | November 14, 2023

Aimable Twahirwa (Lead Writer) As a young man, Charles Furaha began assisting his father in constructing dams in Karangazi, a small village in Nyagatare district of Eastern Rwanda. These dams provided the water needed to irrigate crops in this remote part of Eastern Rwanda, contributing to the country’s fight against malnutrition in young children. In […]

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Nurturing the Nurturer: Promoting Adequate Nutrition for Pregnant Women in Sokoto State

By Nigeria Health Watch | April 10, 2023

Hadiza Mohammed and Chibuike Alagboso (Lead Writers) It is 10 am on a Wednesday, and around 30 pregnant women are attending the antenatal clinic (ANC) at Gagi Primary Health Centre (PHC) in Sokoto South Local Government Area (LGA) in Sokoto State. Aishatu Mohammed Bello, the head of the ANC unit speaks to the pregnant mothers […]

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Kpakungu PHC: More Women Are Accessing Nutrition Services for Free

By Nigeria Health Watch | March 11, 2023

Kpakungu Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC) is situated in the Soje ‘B’ area of Kpakungu, in Minna South, Chanchaga Local Government (LGA) of Niger State. According to Ummu Muhammad, the deputy officer in charge (2IC) of the PHC, Malnutrition Day is observed every Thursday at Kpakungu PHC. Since 2021, women from Kpakungu and neighboring communities have […]

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For the Love of Children: Providing Low Cost Fortified Meals for Children in Kontagora Hospital

By Nigeria Health Watch | December 13, 2022

By Anibe Idajili (Lead Writer) On the last day of October 2022, four women from conflict-affected communities in Niger State arrived at Kontagora General Hospital. They were all carrying children who appeared to be severely malnourished. Kontagora General Hospital is in Kontagora town in north-west Niger State. The town is surrounded by smaller communities like […]

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Zimbabwe’s Integrated Approach to Tackling Malnutrition

By Nigeria Health Watch | July 25, 2022

By Farai Shawn Matiashe (Lead Writer) Zimbabwe’s economic crisis has exacerbated malnutrition among children in the country. In Harare and Bulawayo provinces, GOAL Zimbabwe, in partnership with the two City Councils and the Health Ministry, is helping to improve child nutrition by training nurses and mothers to identify malnutrition early and providing cash transfers to […]

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