“Our rural road projects and nutrition investments are deliberate health strategies,” said the Honourable Commissioner of Information, Malam Ahmed Maiyaki, while addressing media executives and editors at the ongoing Kaduna State–UNICEF high-level engagement on strengthening media partnership for improved healthcare held in Zaria.
Malam Ahmed Maiyaki emphasized how infrastructure and nutrition financing are driving real health improvements across the state under the leadership of Governor Uba Sani.
Expanded rural road networks are improving access to healthcare, while Kaduna’s ₦750 million investment in Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) is strengthening child nutrition and survival, particularly in underserved communities.
Through 785 rural road projects, the state has cut travel time to primary healthcare centres, reduced delays in emergency referrals, and ensured last-mile delivery of essential medicines.
Improved connectivity is also supporting routine immunisation, antenatal care, and community outreach, helping residents access care promptly.
Kaduna’s nutrition initiative makes it the first sub-national government in Nigeria to commit domestic resources at this scale to RUTF, improving early detection and treatment of severe acute malnutrition, reinforcing primary healthcare nutrition services, and reducing reliance on emergency donor support.
These interventions were highlighted during the high-level strategic engagement convened by the Kaduna State Ministry of Information in collaboration with UNICEF, bringing media executives and editors together to amplify accurate, timely, and people-centred health information.
Malam Ahmed Maiyaki stressed the media’s critical role: “When communities are connected, health services follow. When nutrition is prioritised, children survive and thrive. The media helps ensure our people understand and use these services.”
Under Governor Uba Sani’s leadership, Kaduna State is showing how strategic investments in rural infrastructure, nutrition, and communication can be translated into measurable health outcomes, improving lives across the state’s most underserved communities.
