FG declares nutritional emergency in Borno
Prof Adewole
The Federal Government has declared nutritional emergency in Borno state to save lives.
It was reported that about 80 children die daily as a result of malnutrition.
Minister of Health Prof. Isaac Adewole announced the declaration
Monday morning at the inaugural Board meeting of the Governing Board of
the ECOWAS Regional Centre for Disease Control in Abuja.
He also directed the country’s coordinator, Centre for Disease
Control, Prof. Abdulsalam Nasidi to dispatch a team to Borno state to
help tackle the situation.
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