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Child Malnutrition On The Rise In Nigeria, Despite Drop In Infant Mortality — Survey

By Ahmad Umar

Gombe (Nigeria) –The Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS5) conducted in 2016 and 2017 indicates that infant Mortality has dropped and Child Malnutrition increased in Nigeria.

This is contained in the fifth Multiple Indicators Cluster Survey (MICS5) released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), UNICEF and other key partners in the Country.

The survey results showed that…