The two awards were presented by the National Secretariat of Civil Society Scaling-Up Nutrition in Nigeria(CS-SUNN) through the Coordinator of the CS-SUNN coalition of Gombe State during the end of the project meeting in Abuja. Other areas were town hall meetings, household economy training for women in communities, and nutrition education and food demonstration during antenatal care. The programme also carried out support to SCFN meetings, development of sermon notes on nutrition from the Islamic and Christian perspectives. Until recently, malnutrition was a major health concern in Gombe State with the attendant classification of the state as one with a high record of children not being able to grow to their potential. However, with a multi-sectoral approach to addressing the problem instituted by Governor Inuwa Yahaya, Gombe is now leading the way.

Source: Nigerian Tribune February 12, 2022 16:21 UTC