Ms Yakubu urged stakeholders to turn environmental sustainability commitments into concrete action.
The secretary said tributaries emptying into the River Kaduna would also be cleared, noting that the government’s long-term goal was to improve the river’s carrying capacity.Â
Mrs Olugboji-Daramola noted that a report showed that women who cook three square meals over open fire were estimated to have smoked between 23 and 24 packets of cigarettes a day.
The Kaduna government says its high-impact cost-effective nutrition interventions have led to a steady decline in the number of children dying of severe malnutrition.
The State Primary Health Care Board is conducting the mapping to generate holistic information on the available local sources of food in each LGA.
The permanent secretary thanked all the partners for supporting nutrition activities to reduce the burden of malnutrition.
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