UNICEF raises the alarm over malnutrition crisis in Benue

From Scholastica Hir , Makurdi
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has raised concerns over the worsening malnutrition crisis in parts of Benue State, revealing that a recent assessment conducted in a community affected by displacement recorded an alarming 46 per cent rate of Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) among children.
The UNICEF Nutrition Specialist, Enugu Field Office, Mrs Ngozi Onuora, who spoke during a stakeholders’ meeting in Makurdi, said the disturbing figure underscored the urgent need for the Benue government to invest and coordinate action to prevent malnutrition, particularly during the critical first 1,000 days of a child’s life.
She said the intervention...