Malnutrition: FG Spends N1.8bn On Prevention, Treatment In 18 States - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 9, 2019
Federal Ministry of Health says it has disbursed over 1.8 billion naira for the prevention and treatment of malnutrition in 18 States in the last two years.
HeadNutrition Division, Chris Isokpunwu, who made this known in an interview inAbuja, noted that the fund was disbursed between 2017 and 2018.
Isokpunwusaid in 2017, the ministry signed a memorandum of understanding MoU with UNICEFfor the counterpart contribution for the procurement of Ready to useTherapeutic Food RUTF.
Hesaid that in the 2018 appropriation, the Federal Government disbursed 1.2billion naira to UNICEF based on the MoU to procure RUTF.
Headded that the ministry was now in the process of distributing the commodity to12 additional states.
Hesaid the commodity procured under the 2018 appropriation would support theearlier five states and the FCT.$Ŏ �