Bauchi Gets 55-Bed Capacity Malnutrition Treatment Centre

Doctors Without Borders has constructed a 55-bed capacity health facility for the treatment of children suffering from acute malnutrition in Ganjuwa local government area of Bauchi State.

The project coordinator in the state, Francis Dorbor, said the center would be mainly used for inpatient therapeutic feeding to manage identified malnourished children in the area.

“A total of 6,667 children were screened for malnutrition by the MSF teams. Of these, 14.8 percent were malnourished and in need of medical care indicating a high need for nutritional services in the area.
“A limited access to primary healthcare services especially nutritional care for children is a major health concern in Bauchi. We are pleased to extend our support to the health authorities to begin the nutritional services that are one of the key needs in the area pointed out by our screening results.
“We are also aware that the peak of the hunger period is arriving, and the situation may get worse.
“We are also working on starting pediatric services for children under 15 years, especially the treatment of malaria, cholera, and other seasonal diseases,” the coordinator said.
LEADERSHIP Weekend gathered that Doctors Without Borders also known as Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) screened 6,667 children for malnutrition. Of this number, however, 14.8 percent were found to be malnourished and in need of medical care.

The CP equally called on the communities to redouble their current effort in providing actionable and result oriented intelligence such as this to assist the command and its sister agencies to minimize the current security challenges in the State.