SEE Aisha Buhari fighting malnutrition (photos, video)

Aisha Buhari has launched the “Get Involved” campaign as a part of the Future Assured program designed to provide solutions to problems of child malnutrition.

First Lady of Nigeria believes that the initiative will attract well-intentioned, private sector represenattaives and non governmental organizations in response to the alarming outbreak of hunger at internally displaced camps.

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Today was the fifth day of the event which was attended by politicians, high-ranking officials, wives of senators and activists.

According to the latest UNICEF report, more than 5 million newborns in Nigeria are deprived of essential nutrients.

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Meanwhile, an estimated quarter of a million children in Borno state face severe malnourishment and risk death, as the scale of the humanitarian crisis caused by the Boko Haram emergency continues to unfold.

An estimated quarter of a million children in Borno state, North-East Nigeria, face severe malnourishment and risk death, UNICEF said today, as the scale of the humanitarian crisis caused by the Boko Haram emergency continues to unfold.

Every contribution counts to stop #IDP malnutrition @NGRSenateWives #GetInvolved @FutureAssured @aishambuhari http://pic.twitter.com/OVesrZuHli

— Toyin Saraki (@ToyinSaraki) September 2, 2016

In early 2016, UNICEF appealed for $55.5 million to respond to the humanitarian crisis in north-east Nigeria, but has so far only received $23 million – 41%.

Representatives of Senators Wives get involved #GetInvolved Day5 http://pic.twitter.com/NTR3NGCpGi

— Future Assured (@FutureAssured) September 2, 2016

Youth Corp member Jennifer Echea comes all the way from Nassarawa & donates items to fight malnutrition.#GetInvolved http://pic.twitter.com/ac2diSdFV4

— Future Assured (@FutureAssured) September 2, 2016

Mrs Louis Philip Yunka,Wife of the Senator from Akwanga North Nassarawa gets involved #GetInvolved Day 5 http://pic.twitter.com/s42INEaYv7

— Future Assured (@FutureAssured) September 2, 2016

Wife of the Kwara State Gov.HE Dcns Omolewa Ahmed gets involved #GetInvolved Day5 http://pic.twitter.com/rxYPiVb3DT

— Future Assured (@FutureAssured) September 2, 2016

#DidYouKnow malnourished babies tend to become adults who have smaller babies?#GetInvolved #ChildrenLivesMatter http://pic.twitter.com/vH9cRkMOJI

— Future Assured (@FutureAssured) September 2, 2016

2 more days to wrap up! Well done to the team of volunteers working tirelessly at the #GetInvolved event. http://pic.twitter.com/hWDRDcARed

— Future Assured (@FutureAssured) September 1, 2016

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