Bukola Afeni
The Federal Government has launched the National Food Consumption And MicroNutrient Survey Report Launch in Abuja.
Speaking during the launching, the Coordinating Minister for Health and Social Welfare, Professor Muhammad Ali Pate said the report will play a great role in fighting malnutrition in the country.
He said the government will ensure that the report is fully implemented by all stakeholders in the nutrition sector.
“The National Food Consumption and Micronutrients Survey report is an important document that will turn policy programming and implementation into evidence-based programming as it has good evidence to inform the populace”, he said.
Pate expressed government’s resolve to transform the nutrition sector.
“The transitions are part of the Renewed Hope Agenda of President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu that is expected to work for all Nigerians. We are rest assured that the report will aid in reducing malnutrition in the country”, he said.
He further expressed hope that the report will be fully implemented to improve positively in the fight against malnutrition in Nigeria.
The Special Adviser to the President on Public Health, Uju Rochas Anwukah disclosed that the Federal government has shown greater commitments towards driving nutrition agenda in the country.
“We are set to change the narrative in the nutrition sector.
With the agenda set out by the Tinubu/Shettima administration coupled with the teamwork , among the ministers and all stakeholders ,we will achieve great result.
We are driving nutrition agenda through 5 high level pillars of decentralization coordination, profile raising, financing, scaling up nutrition interventions and of course data and accountability “, she added.
Anwukah also expressed the need for correct and adequate information on nutrition.
The Permanent Secretary Nasarawa State Ministry of Health, Dr Damina John Ali, said the state government will ensure effective implementation of the result.
“We will ensure that we obtain a reasonable outcome from this report in terms of nutrition, especially in the aspect of micronutrient deficiency .
We live very close to the people and we are aware of the nutritional gap. This report will aid on proper management of most nutritional diseases”, he said.
