Nigeria’s Economic Council has endorsed the N-774 programme aimed at addressing the problem of malnutrition in all communities in the country.
This was part of resolutions reached at the meeting of the Council, chaired by Vice President, Kashim Shettima.
The endorsement followed a presentation by the Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Professor Mohammed Ali-Pate.
While briefing Journalists at the end of the meeting, the Minister said: ‘Council also endorsed the N-774 programme as a primary platform for combating malnutrition within Nigerian communities and encouraged development partners to provide financial and technical assistance, particularly in the areas of annual results monitoring and scaling successful interventions.’
He added that in response to a presentation by Co-Chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates, ‘Council resolved to establish a Committee on the Eradication of Vaccine-Derived Poliovirus (VDPV). This follows reports of VDPV cases in Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Sokoto, a
nd Zamfara States.’
Flood
On the issue of flood, the Council gave the green light for the full implementation of the approved recommendations from its Ad-hoc Committee on Flood, Erosion, Drought, and Desertification.
The decision comes after a recent memorandum submitted by the committee’s Chairman, Governor of Kogi State, Ahmed Ododo.
The report outlines a comprehensive Roadmap for Flood, Erosion, Drought, and Desertification, complete with detailed timelines.
According to the report, each Ministry, Department, and Agency of government has been assigned specific responsibilities, with the creation of task forces recommended for inter-agency collaboration where necessary.
The aim is to move away from the reliance on ad-hoc committees formed during the onset of the rainy season.
Source: Voice of Nigeria