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Nigeria nutrition policy and malnutrition initiatives
Overview
Nigeria is advancing several legislative and programmatic efforts to combat malnutrition through its Nutrition 774 Initiative. Vice President Kashim Shettima announced the acceleration of a National Food and Nutrition Bill, which is designed to protect nutrition financing and ensure the sustainability of interventions across different government administrations.
Under the National Policy on Food and Nutrition 2026–2035, the government has set specific targets to reduce stunting rates to 32 per cent by 2029, 28 per cent by 2032, and 25 per cent by 2035. Additionally, the Federal Government aims to increase school-feeding coverage for primary school pupils from 33 per cent to 60 per cent by 2035.
During a nutrition leadership exchange in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, officials emphasized the necessity of multisectoral collaboration between health, agriculture, education, and water sanitation sectors to ensure nutrition policies translate into community-level improvements for pregnant women and children under five.
Entities
Kashim Shettima · Olatunji Alausa · Alex Otti · Nigeria · National Food and Nutrition Bill
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[POLITICS] 5 sourcesNigeria targets 60% school-feeding coverage by 2035
Nigeria aims to increase school-feeding coverage to 60 per cent by 2035 through its Nutrition 774 Initiative, leveraging multisectoral collaboration and lessons from Ethiopia to combat malnutrition.
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[HEALTH] 5 sourcesNigeria to accelerate National Food and Nutrition Bill
Nigeria is accelerating a National Food and Nutrition Bill to protect financing and improve accountability in the fight against malnutrition and reduce stunting rates by 2035.
Sources
healthreporters.info · nationalaccordnewspaper.com · newtelegraphng.com · prensa-latina.cu · punchng.com · theabujainquirer.com · thisdaylive.com