Following Sokoto’s recent ranking among states with high malnutrition indices, Nutritional International has stepped up plans to support the state in reversing the ugly trend.
Nutrition International state coordinator Oyedeji Ayobami, who spoke with our correspondent on the sidelines of a one-day training for stakeholders in the state, explained that the training was organised to ensure that malnutrition indices were reduced to the lowest level in the state.
However, he noted that tackling the menace required a multi-sectoral approach. “We cannot do it alone. We need the support of other sectors because different factors are responsible for the surge in malnutrition cases in the state.
“There is insecurity; there is poverty and there are people with money but don’t know how to make the right combination to balance their food.
“This is why I said it requires a multi-sectoral approach to tackle the menace,” he insisted.
He also stressed the need for the state to strengthen its Drugs Revolving Fund (DRF), especially in local government areas.
Also, a pharmacist, Kabiru Abdullahi, in charge of the State Logistics Management Coordinating Unit, said 102 facilities were implementing DRF across the state.
He blamed insecurity for the poor implementation of the programme in some local government areas of the state.