The Kaduna State Project Implementation Unit of the World Bank-supported Accelerating Nutrition Result in Nigeria project has secured about 1.1 billion naira for the treatment of malnourished children.

The project coordinator in the state, Dr ZAINAB MUHAMMAD-IDRIS, made this known in an interview with newsmen in Kaduna on Wednesday.

She disclosed that the project implementation unit has gotten approval from the World Bank to spend about 621.3 million naira from the total amount in 2022. 

She said the money would be used to procure 13,758 cartons of Ready to Use Therapeutic Food for the treatment of children with severe acute malnutrition.

She added that part of the money would also be used to procure about 15,416 doses of supportive drugs for the treatment of opportunistic infections and cover logistics support.