Dr Abdullahi Ganduje Kano State Government says it has released N294 million, as its counterpart fund, to UNICEF for the purchase of Ready-to-Use-TheR@peutic-Food (RUTF) for the management and treatment of severely malnourished children in the state. The Governor, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, disclosed this in Kano on Sunday during the launching of anti-malarial commodities and other health interventions at the Government House, Kano. “Our government is committed to the plight of malnourished children, it will continue to provide its support toward addressing malnutrition in the state,” he said. He said that the state government was working together with local and international partners to ensure that drugs, medical supplies and consumables were available in every health facility and community, malnutrition. “Our administration is also responsive to the worrisome challenge of malnutrition in Northern Nigeria including Kano, especially among children under five years,’’ he said.
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