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The Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, has called for increased school feeding coverage and stronger school health services as part of efforts to tackle child malnutrition across Nigeria. Alausa said school feeding, nutrition education and improved access to quality education should form key components of the federal government’s Nutrition 774……

In 2021, maternal and child malnutrition was estimated to be associated with 2.4 million child deaths annually or more than 50% of all child deaths (1). Early, exclusive and continued breastfeeding can prevent pneumonia and diarrhoea, which are amongst the leading causes of child death. Infant and young child feeding is a key area to improve…