Plans and Projects for 2013 and beyond
- Co-ordinate nutrition component of National Health and Nutrition Survey
- Expand child growth monitoring to include children 5-11 years (primary school) and 12-19 years (secondary school)
- Develop, establish and monitor nutrient and meal standards for the National School Feeding Programme
- Collaborate with the Ministry of Education and Nutrition Support Programme to improve nutrition standards in the National School Feeding Programme
- Develop National School Food and Nutrition Policy
- Strengthen capacity for nutrition response in national emergencies
- Introduce healthy nutrition programmes as part of Private sector Occupational Health and Safety Programmes
Plans and Projects for 2014 and beyond
- Hold second Annual Nutrition Youth Summer Camp
- Continue skills training and nutrition outreach in select communities
- Continue provision of curricular nutrition training at VINSAVE and Division of Nursing Education
- Strengthen capacity for provision of quality dietetic service at MCMH and other health institutions
- Introduce Nutrition Screening and Referral System introduced at the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital (2012-2013)
- Develop, establish and monitor nutrient and meal standards for the National School Feeding Programme
- Collaborate with the Ministry of Education and Nutrition Support Programme to improve nutrition standards in the National School Feeding Programme
- Develop policy framework for the protection and promotion of access to healthy diets in schools National School Food and Nutrition Policy
- Reactivate the National Food and Nutrition Security Council
- Introduce Healthy Nutrition programmes as part of Private Sector Occupational Health and Safety Programmes
