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| The Australian High Commission |
The Australian High
Commission in Nigeria is partnering with a non-governmental
organization, Empower 54, to produced Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Foods
(RUTF) for thousands of malnourished kids in Nigeria.
The High
Commissioner, Paul Lehmann, said at a media briefing in Abuja that the
gesture was part of his country's support to reducing food insecurity
among Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) through Direct Aid Program
(DAP).
He said "the High
Commission is pleased to partner Empower 54, by providing a grant of
N11, 712,624.00 towards the establishment of RUTF producing program. The
project will save lives of an estimated 12,000 malnourished children
annually in Northeast Nigeria."
The Founder of Empower 54, Modupe Ozolua said RUTF is a dietary supplement for the treatment of acute malnutrition.
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