• Nutrition Information System to support the National Health Information System
• Legislation on food fortification
• Legislation on the Code of Ethics for the Marketing of Breast Milk Substitutes
• Development and implementation of clinical, therapeutic and nutrition management guidelines on-
• severe malnutrition;
• Human Immune Deficiency Virus/Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS);
• chronic diseases of lifestyle; and
• Debilitating conditions
• Active participation in Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses (IMCI) strategy
• Ensure the inclusion of technically correct nutrition information and participate in the training of health personnel in strategies to improve quality of care
• Development and implementation of a human resource development plan or INP that would, among other, address issues on quality of care
• Ensure that nutrition services are rendered within the Batho Pele principles, guided by the Patients Charter and in line with the national policy and implementation guidelines on quality
• Marketing and communication of INP
• Improve information flow from national Directorate to community levels.
• Develop and implement effective referral systems for malnourished children
• Promote and facilitate the implementation of the Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI)
• Improve food service management within public health facilities
• Ensure that the planning framework for hospitals includes nutrition services as integral part of the services that are offered
• Ensure that hospitals provide for lodger mothers of children being treated for severe malnutrition
• Ensure that human resources at all levels are adequate and appropriately trained to render nutrition services as part of their duties
• Develop a guideline for the implementation of the INP at district level