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Nutrition

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

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Going mobile to combat misinformation on breastfeeding

Nearly one million Nigerians in Enugu receive direct messages on COVID-19 prevention and breastfeeding

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Breastfeeding still best for mothers and babies during the COVID-19 pandemic

UNICEF urges support for mothers to continue to breastfeed during the current pandemic while observing all necessary safety and hygiene precautions

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Poor diets damaging children’s health worldwide, including in Nigeria, warns UNICEF

Poverty, urbanization, climate change and poor eating choices driving unhealthy diets. In Nigeria, 5 in 10 children under five are malnourished (stunted, wasted or overweight); 3 in 10 children aged 6 to 23 months live on poor diets.

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Community volunteers: bedrock of nutrition programmes

Community volunteers are trained to provide life-saving information to mothers

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National Nutrition and Health Survey (NNHS) 2018

Report on the Nutrition and Health Situation of Nigeria

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Supporting a Breastfeeding Mother

Adequate breastfeeding support for mothers could save many young lives

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Addressing malnutrition in northeast Nigeria

in the three states of Adamawa, Yobe and Borno that have been affected by the ongoing conflict, one in every five children is severely malnourished.

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Saving lives of malnourished children in northeast Nigeria

UNICEF and partners work to help ensure families can access free nutrition screening, counselling, and treatment for malnourished children.

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Tackling malnutrition

In northeast Nigeria, it’s a race against time to reach and treat children with severe acute malnutrition.