EU EARMARKS N900 MILLION TO FIGHT MALNUTRITION IN NORTHERN NIGERIA.

The European Union has allocated N900 million to combat malnutrition in nine states in Northern Nigeria, including Adamawa, Borno, Taraba, Yobe, Benue, Katsina, Niger, Sokoto, and Zamfara. 

The EU, in a statement signed by the Press and Information Officer for its Embassy in Abuja, Modestus Chukwulaka, said the funding will support emergency interventions targeting children and mothers suffering from severe acute malnutrition.

The aid will also enable the Nigeria Red Cross Society to assist approximately 170,000 households affected by or at risk of malnutrition.

The statement emphasized that the funding will specifically support life-saving activities for over 30,000 children in urgent need of treatment, using ready-to-use therapeutic food and specialized care, as part of its contribution to the Disaster Response Emergency Fund of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). 

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