Nigeria has now overtaken Sudan as the country with the highest number of malnourished children in Africa.
This is according to the latest data released by UNICEF, which paints a dire picture of the region’s worsening health crisis.
The UN agency said the malnutrition crisis is most severe in Nigeria’s northwestern and northeastern regions, where ongoing insecurity, poverty, and displacement have left families struggling to feed their children.
It therefore projects that millions of children in these regions will suffer from acute malnutrition through 2025, raising concerns about long-term impacts on health, education, and economic productivity.
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It went on to say that what is needed is urgent interventions which include improved access to healthcare, nutrition education, and social protection.
(Editor: Okechukwu Eze)
