Progress with the governance of nutrition work in Kebbi State
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2016-03Author
Jones, Emma
Asoka, Tarry
Wayi, Ladi
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Abstract
In Kebbi in 2014, child stunting rates
stood at 46.5% – well above the national
average of 32% (NNHS 2014).
Nigeria signed up to the Scaling-up
Nutrition (SUN) movement in 2011,
committing itself to tackling its high
rates of child malnutrition. Achieving
this objective requires significant political
commitment and government funding
at both the state and federal levels. It
also requires effective coordination and
implementation of nutrition work, and civil
society and community engagement. This
briefing reviews these aspects of nutrition-sector
governance, which are supported by
the DFID-funded programme WINNN in
Kebbi state.