Partnership says nutrition support helped more than 40,000 Bauchi children
A partnership involving the Bauchi State Government, UNICEF and the United States Government says targeted nutrition interventions have lifted more than 40,000 children out of malnutrition. The available material does not identify the children, describe the interventions or provide a timeframe for the reported outcome.
More than 40,000 children in Bauchi State have been lifted out of malnutrition through targeted nutrition interventions, according to a report by Punch Nigeria. The reported result came from a partnership between the Bauchi State Government, UNICEF and the United States Government. The material describes the interventions as targeted but does not specify the food, medical or other support provided.
It also does not give a timeframe for the reported improvement, identify the locations involved or explain how the children’s nutritional status was assessed. No breakdown by age, sex or community was provided. The partnership’s participants were named as the Bauchi government, UNICEF and the US government.
The available account does not include statements from any of the organisations, details of the funding involved or information about plans to continue or expand the work. The report’s stated outcome is that more than 40,000 children have moved out of malnutrition. Further operational and statistical details were not available in the supplied material.
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