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Infant and young child nutrition

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Nutrition

See how UNICEF targets its actions to ensure good nutrition for every child in Nigeria

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22 December 2022

Fathers leading the way to adequate nutrition

In Nguru Local Government Area, Yobe State, fathers are taking the lead in ensuring that their children grow and thrive by receiving a nutritious diet.

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09 December 2022

Mothers' Support Groups fight child malnutrition in Bayelsa

Thanks to lessons learned from Mothers' Support Groups in Nembe, Bayelsa State - parents are now more knowledgeable about their infants' nutritional needs

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Stepping up for breastfeeding

This World Breastfeeding Week, Markus Bulus’ service as a health worker highlights the roles of warm chain actors in promoting exclusive breastfeeding

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Joint statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell and WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on the occasion of World Breastfeeding Week

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Health workers promote exclusive breast-feeding to mothers

To ensure that every child is well-nourished from birth, it is crucial to promote adequate infant and young child feeding through optimal breastfeeding

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New Sweden funding to expand access to improved nutrition, safe water for children in north-east Nigeria

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Investing in Systems, Scaling-up Care

The expansion of Nigeria’s integrated management of acute malnutrition programme

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In Banki, therapeutic food keep vulnerable children alive

With micronutrient nutrition supplies, essential drugs and counselling, conflict-affected children in Banki are bouncing back from the brink of malnutrition

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More than half of parents and pregnant women exposed to aggressive formula milk marketing, including in Nigeria – WHO, UNICEF

New report details exploitative practices employed by $55 billion formula industry, compromising child nutrition and violating international commitments