Nigeria: How 'Healthy Mama, Healthy Pikin' Is Using PHC Immunisation Days to Improve Child Feeding in Ebonyi

Via AllAfrica | 26 Jan 2026 - 16:11:29
[Nigeria Health Watch] On routine immunisation days, parents gather at primary health care (PHC) facilities across Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, for routine immunisation for their children. Many now leave with more than vaccines; they leave with practical nutrition skills. They also learn how to feed children better using familiar staples such as rice, maize, and soya beans, which many households can access locally. In Ebonyi, as in many parts of Nigeria, treatment for severe acute malnutrition often relies on ready-to-use Source