Maternal, infant nutrition key – Mrs Odinga

KIGALI - The wife to Kenyan Prime Minister, Ida Odinga, has called on all nations to boost the nutritional needs of their populations, especially that of mothers and infants, as a strategy of achieving sustainable development. Mrs Odinga, who is also a nutrition activist, made this call during the official opening ceremony of the First National Nutrition Summit yesterday in Kacyiru. “Rwanda’s recent efforts to increase agricultural produce in a bid to ensure food security have been impressive, however much more needs to be done to address nutrition needs” “Pregnant mothers must acquire proper nutrition and governments should ensure that infants do not suffer from malnutrition, a problem which hinders nations from raising productive citizens that should contribute significantly to the development process,” she said.