UNICEF: 11m Children are Malnourished in Nigeria Due to Low Level of Breastfeeding

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UNICEF: 11m Children are Malnourished in Nigeria Due to Low Level of Breastfeeding

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UNICEF: 11m Children are Malnourished in Nigeria Due to Low Level of Breastfeeding

By Segun Awofadeji in Bauchi The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has disclosed that no fewer than 11 million children under the age of five are malnourished in Nigeria as a result of low level of exclusive breastfeeding. This was disclosed by UNICEF Chief of Field Office, Bauchi, Abdulai Kaikai, represented by a Nutritionist, Philomena […]
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