VP Shettima tasks LG chairmen with driving ‘Nutrition 774 initiative’ at council level
READ ALSO: Shettima unveils $500m Niger Delta agricultural investment fund Mr Lawal sought the Vice President’s support and advocacy to include nutrition services for pregnant women and children in the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) benefit package, as part of the Nutrition 774 Initiative, in collaboration with ALGON and the 774 local government councils.
Vice President Kashim Shettima has charged local government chairmen to drive the implementation of the Nutrition 774 (N-774) Initiative at the grassroots to improve nutritional outcomes in communities across Nigeria.
However, the absence of a coherent nutrition agenda across many Local Government Areas has created a significant gap within the governance framework established by the National Policy on Food and Nutrition.
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