Global Forum on Food Security and Nutrition (FSN Forum)

Onoja Ifeoma Uzoamaka

expert in Maternal and Child Health Nutrition
Nigeria

My name is Onoja Ifeoma Uzoamaka, I am an expert in the area of Maternal and Child Health Nutrition.

My contribution towards this is that:

1. In Nigeria, effort should be geared towards the creation of jobs for the unemployed

2. enforcing intake of key nutrients like folate, iron amongst the pregnant women

3. re-enforcing the promotion of exclusive breast feeding

4. encouraging agriculture, and

5. involving the political leaders in creating an enabling environment for nutrition works to thrive (security, easy access to health facility and improving in feeding of the vulnerable groups).