Kano vows sanctions on coordinators diverting food for children

Kano vows sanctions on coordinators diverting food for children

The Kano State Government has warned nutrition coordinators not to steal, sell, or divert therapeutic food meant for malnourished children.  The state said anyone caught doing this will be arrested and prosecuted. Dr. Abubakar Labaran Yusuf, Kano’s Commissioner for Health, made the warning at a meeting that closed the MIYCN and MMS programme run by the FHI 360 Alive and Thrive Nigeria Project.  The meeting reviewed the programme’s results and th…