Policy - National Plan of Action on Nutrition

Date:

2012

Date de fin:

2015

Published by:

Ministry of Health

Published year:

2012

Is the policy document adopted?:

No / No information

Type of policy:

Comprehensive national nutrition policy, strategy or plan

Références:

WHO 2nd Global Nutrition Policy Review 2016-2017

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Country(ies):

Partners in policy implementation

Government
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  Ministry of Health Ministry of Health

Policy topics

Goals and indicators
- Undernutrition
  - Low birth weight
  - Stunting in children 0-5 yrs
  - Underweight in children 0-5 years
  - Underweight in women
  - Anaemia
    Anaemia in pregnant women
  - Iodine deficiency disorders
  - Vitamin A deficiency
- Overweight, obesity and diet-related NCDs
  - Overweight in children 0-5 yrs
Action areas
- Maternal, infant and young child nutrition
  - Counselling on healthy diets and nutrition during pregnancy
  - Growth monitoring and promotion
  - Breastfeeding promotion/counselling
- Nutrition in schools
  - Provision of school meals / School feeding programme
  - School milk scheme
  - Monitoring of children’s growth in school
- Promotion of healthy diet and prevention of obesity and diet-related NCDs
  - Media campaigns on healthy diets and nutrition
  - Nutrition counselling on healthy diets
- Vitamin and mineral nutrition
  - Micronutrients
    Vitamin A
  - Micronutrient supplementation
  - Food vehicles (i.e. types of fortified foods)
- Acute malnutrition
  - Food distribution/supplementation for prevention of acute malnutrition
  - Management of severe acute malnutrition
- Nutrition and infectious disease
  - HIV/AIDS and nutrition
- Nutrition sensitive actions
  - Food related
    Food security and agriculture