Abia State Inaugurates Nutrition Council.

Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has inaugurated the State Council on Nutrition to implement the Federal Government's Nutrition 774 (N-774) Initiative, to ensure effective implementation and sustainability of nutritional activities in Abia State.

Governor Otti, who inaugurated the Council, headed by him, while receiving the National Technical Working Group, led by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Health and the Focal Person on Nutrition 774, Dr Uju Rochas-Anwukah in Abia, assured that nutrition indicators will be monitored and reported, adding that his administration allocated 15% of budget to health and 20% to education

In her remarks, the presidential aide, who explained that the N-774 Initiative targets improving nutritional outcomes across Nigeria's 774 local government areas, identified malnutrition as a global challenge contributing to child deaths and poverty in Nigeria and worldwide.

Dr. Rochas-Anwukah commended Otti's strides in health and other sectors. 

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