UNICEF engages 10,000 volunteers to identify malnourished children

Following the identification and subsequent relocation of over 300 children at the Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in Borno State by the state government, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has now engaged 10,000 volunteers in the North of the country to identify malnourished children in various communities.
Communication Specialist UNICEF, Mr Geoffrey Njoku, who made this known in Kano, Thursday, said the volunteers after the identification, would bring them to treatment centres.
According to him, the volunteers were earlier engaged by UNICEF for the purpose of sensitising people on polio, water sanitisation and simple hygiene practice.
He said malnutrition in Nigeria contributed to the high infant mortality hence the need to approach it holistically.
He called on media practitioners to intensify their effort on reportage of the challenge and bring an end to the development.
NAN