A Nutritionist, Mr Dare Isaac has advocated for the intensive use of MMS for pregnant and lactating mothers aimed at curtailing hiccup before and after birth.
Mr Dare Isaac was speaking at a Town Hall meeting aimed at reducing Anaemia organized for Kano North District held at Bichi Islamic Centre by CS-SUNN.
He pointed out that using the tablet will by and large avert three million and six hundred thousand death.
He added that it also reduces the risk of delivering babies that are low in weight by pregnant women.
The Focal Person added that other advantages comprise boosting immune system ,improving heart condition, bolster iron absorption, shield contracting diseases, enhances brain functuon as well as cell metabolism.
Mr Dare Isaac who said the gathering which was held at the sametime when others in Kano Central and South were being staged was borne of their desire to creating awareness on nursing and conceiving mothers on what they could derive through using the tablets particularly at this period that there are myriad of mysterious illnesses across the society that sometimes lead to infant mortality and mor bidity.
He enjoined Governments at all levels to play their part through making additional provision in their annual budget for the procurement of the MMS at the expense of IFAS in view of its immense benefit.
While at the Community level, he said opinion leaders should ensure intensive enlightenment on the usage of the MMS above others in view of the advantages of doing so.
He seized the medium to thank the host community for their unalloyed support and cooperation in that respect and prayed the lecture will be translated into action with a view to ensuring a healthy and wholesome society.
Earlier the representative of the State Nutrition Officer, Comrade Muhammad Auwal attributed lack of Nutrition Education as one of the factors behind the upsurge in Anaemia cases.
He was of the believe that with wider enlightenment on how best to cook or process food item such challenges will by no means drastically drop.
On his part, the representative of the District Head of Dambatta, Alhaji Abba Hamza described the gathering as a welcome development going by how knowledge was shared among the attendants and issues on grey areas were solved in no distant time.
Alhaji Abba Hamza who described the rate of malnourished babies across the society as highly disturbing, called for concerted effort to tackle the issue once and for all.
This he said could be possible if parents could feed their babies with nutritious items that will help in ensuring body building likewise boosting energy and safeguarding the body from sort of challenges.
Attendees at the town hall meeting comprise the private citizens, traditional title holders, married women, civil servants, the youths and above all newsmen.
