Governor Radda Approves N200m To Fight Malnutrition

Katsina State governor, Dikko Umaru Radda, has approved the release of N200million to scale up the prevention and treatment of malnourished women and children in the state.

This was contained in a statement issued by the commissioner for health, Dr Bishir Gambo Saulawa, and made available to the press by his chief press secretary, Ibrahim Kaula, yesterday.

He said the approval was part of the counterpart fund to be provided by the government and UNICEF for the procurement of nutrition commodities for the prevention and treatment of malnutrition among children and pregnant women, to reduce maternal, infant, and child illnesses and deaths.

It added that this was the fulfilment of Governor Radda’s commitment to improving the health and well-being of the people of Katsina State, through health promotion and disease prevention activities as encapsulated in the 2024 budget tagged: “Building Your Future.”

“His Excellency has also approved the commencement of the postgraduate medical (residency) training programme for doctors at two select Katsina Specialist Hospitals, in collaboration with the national and West African postgraduate medical colleges, among others.

“This is aimed at producing medical consultants at state-level, thereby addressing the shortage of medical specialists and encouraging the retention of medical doctors in the state,” he said.