Abeg, make we yan serious matter wey dey boku for Nigeria right now. Dem don talk say Nigeria dey face one serious malnutrition wahala, and e no go good for us if we no handle am quick-quick. Experts don warn say funding wey dey help health and nutrition issues don cut down sharply, and dis one fit worsen hunger for many families, especially for children and pregnant women.
As e be, many people don dey suffer since the economic wahala, insecurity, and displacements don scatter our families, especially for northern Nigeria. Na dis time wey funding don cut, dem six nutritional programmes don suspend, clinics don close, and food assistance dey drop like hot potato. Millions of our fragile children don dey lack access to treatments wey fit save their lives from acute malnutrition. Wetin we dey talk be say, dis palava fit lead to school dropouts and wahala for our pregnant women as well.
The latest report from the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) dey reveal say aid don dey cut, and as we dey enter February, only 72,000 people go receive assistance, compared to 1.3 million wey dem fit help during the last lean season. Dem yan say over 300,000 children dey affected, and malnutrition levels don increase from ‘serious’ to ‘critical’ in many northern states. No be small matter o, na serious case we dey talk about!
Also, dem talk say about 35 million Nigerians dey risk acute hunger dis year. Wetin we fit do? Ann Weru wey dey represent UN humanitarian office, don drop statement talk say plenty people dey face high chance of food insecurity for dis 2026 lean season, with 5.8 million for the BAY States alone. Na now we be dey see say international support dey phasing out, and dis one dey happen for time wey humanitarian funding dey drop globally.
As wahala dey mount, even the United States don slash their foreign aid, affecting many critical health programs wey dey save lives. Experts dey talk say dis funding crisis dey risk many country’s health efforts, and na we go suffer am pass. About two million children dey suffer from severe acute malnutrition, but na only two out of every 10 children dey receive treatment. Wetin full ground dey show be say seven percent of women wey dey able to give birth dey suffer from acute malnutrition too!
Professor Tanimola Akande wey be Public Health expert don talk say di funding cut dey come at di wrong time, because na when money dey needed pass. Him don mention say donor-funded nutrition program dey reduce sharply, and if dis funding no come back, plenty children go suffer.
Ogunmoyela wey be CEO of one food safety and nutrition group don confirm say we fit expect malnutrition wahala go increase due to dis funding cut. E talk say many families don dey feel di heat as petrol subsidy don go, naira don lose value and electricity tariff don increase. E add say lifesaving treatments dey at risk, as humanitarian funding fit short by almost one billion dollars! Dis one no go fit help at all!
Experts dey raise alarm say if dis funding cuts continue, plenty nutrition programs go close down and more children go die. Dem also dey notice say families dey skip meals, sell their belongings, and dis one dey push many to severe malnutrition. Children under five, pregnant, and breastfeeding women don dey suffer plenty, and their condition fit lead to permanent damage and increased poverty.
To avert dis wahala, Akande dey urge government make dem put more funds into nutrition programs, provide food for di people wey need am, and encourage agriculture to ensure food dey plenty. Dis one go also help families, especially for affected states.
Na serious matter we dey look for Nigeria, and e need urgent attention from our leaders. If we no do something fast, we go see worse situation for children and women. Make we no just sit down dey watch am happen, na dem dey pay di price o!
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