From Olanrewaju Lawal, Birnin Kebbi
United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Integrated Health Programme (IHP) have provided nutrition intervention for 420,920 children within five years across 21 local government areas of the Kebbi State.
USAID-IHP also revealed that about 148,584 families have embraced child spacing and exclusive breast feeding for six months, which have
reduced rate of maternal mortality rate across the 225 wards and 21 local
government areas in the state.
Senior Monitoring Evaluation and Learning Manager of
USAID-IHP Kebbi office, Shehu Saliu Dabai, stated this while explaining the achievements recorded by the agency during a media engagement workshop in Kamba town of Randi Local Government Area of Kebbi State.
According to him, “top three achievements recorded in 2022 includes 38,754 pregnant women received malaria intermittent preventive treatment 3rd dose IPT3 which is 164% of the annual target of 23,644.
“No fewer than 148,584 women were provided with modern contraceptives, which is 101% of the annual target. And on nutrition, 420,920 of children less than five years of age reached with nutrition-specific interventions through USG-supported programme which is 102 per cent of the annual target.”