UNICEF appeals for proper monitoring of nutrition products in Zamfara
By Sanusi Muhammad, Gusau
The United Nations Children's Funds, UNICEF, has urged Zamfara state government through the state ministry of health to ensure proper monitoring, supervision and evaluation of nutrition products been provided to ensure it reaches the beneficiaries across the state.
The Country representative UNICEF, Mrs. Wafaa Saeed Abdelatef made the call during an official visit to the state Wednesday.
She said the call was imperative considering the significance of nutrition products put in place by the state government for distribution to the people particularly less privileged.
During the visit, the UNICEF Country Representative also inspected several health and nutrition facilities, including the Nutrition and Commodity Warehouse, the Stabilisation Centre for severe acute malnutrition, and Dr. Karima Primary Healthcare Centre.
At the Nutrition and other commodities warehouse, she interacted with health staff including directors from the ministry of health.
However, while at Dr. Karima Primary Health Center in Gusau, she interacted with caregivers on condition of their children.
Mrs. Wafaa also advised parents to ensure they source local foods that are balanced diets to ensure survival and safety of their children against malnutrition.
She also advocated for Parents to ensure exclusive breastfeeding at least for 2 years to new born to have enough nutrients in their body to enhance growth and development.
Mrs. Wafaa further handed over School-in-a-box to the governor's wife Hajiya Huriyya Dauda Lawal as a gesture of commitment on reducing out of school children in bid to push for retention of children
In the same vain, the UNICEF team had paid a visit to the Deputy Governor of Zamfara State, Malam Mani Malam Mumini, where they jointly launched the Nutrition Social and Behaviour Change (SBC) Strategy, signed key partnership documents, and witnessed the extension of the Health and Social Insurance Scheme in the state.
Blueprint reports that during the meeting with the Deputy Governor, the UNICEF country representative Mrs. Wafaa Saeed Abdelatef handed over Mama kits to the state in a bid to prosper safe and sound delivery for women in primary healthcare centers in the state and to encourage skilled birth in approved facilities.
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