The initiative, known as Nutrition 774, is a government-led, multi-sectoral effort targeting the strengthening of governance, improved financing, and enhanced political commitment to nutrition across Nigeria’s 774 local government areas. According to Rochas-Anwukah, the program is designed to scale up evidence-based interventions across key sectors, including health, education, agriculture, social protection, and water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH).
She explained that Nutrition 774 recognizes nutrition as a collective responsibility, which should not be confined to a single ministry or sector. “It seeks to scale up evidence-based interventions across sectors such as health, education, agriculture, social protection, and water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH),” she said.