He stated this at a stakeholders meeting for situation analysis on newborn deaths in the state.
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UNICEF’s Chief of Nutrition, Simeon Nanama, said that SAM children are 12 times more likely to die than healthy children if not treated.
The Director, Public Affairs Department of the commission, Mohammed Isah, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Friday in Abuja.
Khorsa, who worked for the Red Cross, was kidnapped about six months ago at the Rann camp for Internally Displaced Persons in Borno by Boko Haram terrorists.
The Chief of Water, Sanitation, Hygienge, Zaid Jurji, has stated that Nigeria loses 1.3 billion dollars or 45.5 billion naira and this loses are due to premature deaths, healthcare costs, reduced time and productivity.
The Chief of WASH, UNICEF, Zaid Jurj, has stated that 140 million people have access to cell phones than toilets in Nigeria.
Drakopoulos stated this on Monday in Port Harcourt where she stated that Nigeria is a little bit behind in meeting with the SDGs goals stressing that out of the 198 million of the population, there are 93 million children, 10. 5 million are out of schools and one million children die every year due to lack of water, sanitation and hygiene.
Amatemenso stated this on Monday in Port Harcourt in a two day programme organized by UNICEF centered on Water, sanitation and hygiene.
According to a report“ The State of Food Insecurity and Nutrition in the World, put together by UNICEF, the World Health Organisation, the Food and Agriculture Organisation, the International Fund for Agricultural Development and the World Food Programme, the number of people suffering from hunger has increased during the past three years.
The Child Protection Specialist, UNICEF-Nigeria, Sharon Oladiji, suggested this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Friday in Lagos on the sideline of a media dialogue on birth registration.
The Assistant Director, Vital Registration, NPopC, Hajiya Hapsatu Isyaku, made the appeal at a media dialogue on birth registration in Lagos.
The UN Children’s Fund said more than 82,500 children are being prepared for the new school year in Ebola-affected areas of the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
According to UNICEF, while only 40 per cent of women access health facilities to give births, registration of births has been known to be significant for national development.
The Nigerian Army on Saturday handed over 23 minors rescued from Boko Haram to United Nations Children Fund for rehabilitation.
Geoffrey Njoku, Communication Specialist, UNICEF, made the assertion in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Saturday.
This brings the number of children released this year to 207.
Dr Habibu Yelwa, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, stated this on Friday at a Routine Immunisation Demand Creation meeting in Gusau.
Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, Wife of Ondo State Governor, has called on nursing mothers to embrace exclusive breastfeeding for their children in the first six months of life.
The Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, has reiterated the commitment of the Federal Government to further improve the wellbeing of the Nigerian child by increasing the Children Protection Systems in Nigeria
The Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, stated this in Kano at a high level interactive Social Policy Workshop on strengthening capacity that will ensure sustainability for Child targeted programmes in Northern Nigeria.