The Honorable minister of Women Affairs Barr Uju Kennedy Ohaneye formally unveiled the national guideline on Women and Girls' Empowerment for Optimal Nutrition

This Earlier today, the Honorable minister of Women Affairs Barr Uju Kennedy Ohaneye formally unveiled the national guideline on Women and Girls' Empowerment for Optimal Nutrition at the Abuja Continental Hotel, pursuant to our collective desire to scale up consciousness on optimal nutrition for our Women and Girls. 
Optimal nutrition is not just a health imperative but a basic human right enshrined  in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights to which Nigeria is a signatory. The consequences of malnutrition, including cognitive impairment, reduced productivity and chronic illness, can result in significant GDP losses of 2-3% annually translating into substantial economic burdens.
Its worrisome to note that most women suffer during pregnancy due to poor diets lacking in key nutrients like iodine, folate, calcium and zinc, which can cause anaemia, hemorrhage and death in mothers, still birth, low birth weight and developmental delays in children.

For  the Ministry, bolder steps have been taken by involving our Women in mechanized farming and other forms of agricultural production such as Rice, Cassava, Corn, Potatoes, Livestock, etc. We have equally distributed farming equipment to 15 states in the first phase and will start the second phase very soon as part of measures to sustainably empower our Women to veer into meaningful ventures that will enhance their socio-economic status.

 She also, commend  partners on this initiative including the Civil Society-Scaling Up Nutrition in Nigeria, Family Health International Solutions, FHI 360 Alive and Thrive and our coalition partners but we solicit for other partners and donor agencies to join this collaboration as channeled towards optimal nutrition for Women and Girls in Nigeria. Uju Ebeze Ken-ohanenye Uju Kennedy Ohanenye

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