The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Health, Uju Anwukah, has revealed that Nigeria currently ranks second on the global malnutrition index, making it the worst-affected country in Africa.
Anwukah made the disclosure on Wednesday while speaking at the ongoing National Summit on Nutrition and Food Security, organised by the House of Representatives Committee on Food and Nutrition.
Her remarks were reinforced by the Chairman of the Committee, Hon. Chike Okafor, who noted that malnutrition is costing Nigeria an estimated $1.5 billion annually.
Anwukah said the Federal Government is addressing the crisis through the N-774 initiative, which focuses on tackling malnutrition at the grassroots level. She noted that the initiative has been endorsed by both the National Council on Food Security and the Nigerian Governors Forum.
