A report by the Working to improve nutrition in Northern Nigeria (WINNN), has stated that over half of children in Kastina, Kebbi, Jigawa Yobe, Zamfara need treatment. It also says that no fewer than 70, 000 children may die of malnutrition.
The report said about 370,000 children with acute malnutrition in Katsina, Kebbi, Jigawa, Yobe and Zamfara states would require life-saving treatment this year.
It also said 58% of children below five years in these states are suffering from stunted growth.
WINNN consists of experts from federal and state governments drawn from Ministries of Heealth, development partners, civil society organisation and the academia.
At a meeting to discuss the results of its research, the group advised that the causes of child malnutrition be addressed to reduce the high rate of child malnutrition in the North.
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