In realisation of food security and access to adequate basic health services as prerequisites for good nutrition, the federal government of Nigeria has strongly committed herself to reducing hunger and malnutrition, using a multi sectoral and multi disciplinary programme approach, including various interventions at the community as well as the national level.
The Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning (MFB&NP) in collaboration with Breakthrough Action Nigeria ((BAN) Wednesday in Abuja, organised nutrition week long sensitisation workshop for journalists on basic nutrition issues.
In his welcome address, the director, Social Development, Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, A.B. Sa’adu, said the purpose of the workshop was to sensitise the media on basic issues that would influence the quality coverage and frequency of reporting nutrition awareness to the public.
He said the ministry doubles as the secretariat to both National Council on Nutrition (NCN) and National Committee on Food and Nutrition (NCFN) which serves as the national focal point for conduction and harmonisation of all food and nutrition related policies and programme being implemented by the various MDA’s and partners working on food and nutrition as outline in the national policy on food and nutrition.
He pointed out that, the Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning in collaboration with the Nutrition Society of Nigeria (NSN) and relevant nutrition stakeholders since 2016, have been organising nutrition week in order to encourage healthy living through nutrition education and creating public awareness on dangers of malnutrition.
He said the week is also a national platform to address nutrition issues affecting young children, adolescents, adults and elderly as well as nutrition in emergency situations.
