UNICEF Emergency Manager, Andrea Malatesta, Thursday, said
UNICEF and partner, Monclub International, is using the Rapid Response Mechanism programme to ensure that no child dies of malnutrition, cholera or water borne diseases in New Marte.
He also said UNICEF has been saving lives and supporting children suffering from malnutrition , cholera, measles and emergencies including drilling and reactivation of boreholes and overhead tanks in New Marte town of Marte LGA of Borno state in the North-eastern part of Nigeria which has a population of over 16,000 inhabitants, comprising members of the host community and internally displaced persons.
He added that UNICEF in New Marte has a large percentage of young people with over 12,000 of the population between the ages of 0-17 years.
He said UNICEF, despite these operational challenges, is providing emergency response and supporting the young population in New Marte with essential services crucial to their immediate wellbeing.
He added in a statement made available to newsmen in Maiduguri Thursday by the UNICEF Communication Officer, Borno state, Folashade Adebayo, that vwith funding from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), UNICEF and partner, Monclub International is using
the Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM) programme to ensure that no child dies of malnutrition, cholera or water borne diseases.
“Through the RRM programme, UNICEF is addressing the immediate needs of the local population to provide the affected population with immediate and increased access to Water,
Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH),” he said.
