Kano – The United Nations Children’s Fund(UNICEF) has engaged 10,000 volunteers in the Northern part of the country to identify malnourished children in various communities.
Mr Geoffrey Njoku, Communication Specialist UNICEF, made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kano on Thursday.
Njoku said the volunteers after the identification, would bring them to treatment centres.
According to him, the volunteers were earlier engaged by UNICEF for the purpose of sensitising people on polio, water sanitisation and simple hygiene practice.
He said malnutrition in Nigeria contributed to the high infant mortality hence the need to approach it holistically.
He called on media practitioners to intensify their effort on reportage of the challenge and bring an end to the development. (NAN)
UNICEF engages 10,000 volunteers to identify malnourished children
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