Plan to increase public nutrition levels
The Government, recognising the need to produce a healthy population,
has formulated a plan to increase the nutrition level of people.
The country has entered a phase of rapid growth and development and
therefore, the workforce has to be transformed into a productive human
resource which is physically and mentally fit to meet the challenges,
officials said.
According to the Government, the general population needs adequate
nutrition for them to be healthy and productive.
The improvement of nutrition levels among all age groups and segments
of the population up to the required level needs intervention not only
from the health sector, but also from stakeholders in other sectors such
as education, agriculture and livestock.
A Multi-Sector Action Plan for Nutrition has therefore been
introduced by the Government, which has recognised that an improvement
in nutrition requires a multi-sectoral approach.
The Plan comprises activities formulated by a panel of experts under
the guidance of the National Nutrition Council in keeping with globally
accepted standards of nutrition. |