Health minister Onyebuchi Chukwu has urged policy makers in federal, state and council governments to open a budget line for nutrition as part of their capital expenditures.
In an address marking World Breastfeeding Week, he also called on private sector and Nigerians to increase support for mothers and caregivers to achieve optimal practice in feeding infants and young children, using means that include breastfeeding.
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