Urgent actions
The need for taking a multi-sectoral approach was identified as one of the major actions to be taken in order to improve the status of nutrition. All the stakeholders, whether it be children, parents or caregivers, health institutions, producers and farmers, private companies, government, or faith leaders, agreed to have a role to play in taking actions to combat hunger and malnutrition. Some of the other urgent actions suggested during group discussion are recorded here below: 1. Encourage agriculture as a profession and increase agriculture production. 2. Provision for farming of local crops
... Leer más through availability of local seeds and an organized market for their sales. 3. Create awareness about nutrition in the community. 4. Prohibit packaged food sales and consumption. 5. Market inspection and monitoring are to be conducted to eliminate consumption of expired and low-quality food. 6. Create awareness about personal hygiene. 7. Conduct programs for the distribution of vitamin A and albendazole medicine. 8. Encourage animal husbandry. 9. Encourage usage of locally made baby food. 10. Encourage regular health checkups. 11. Encourage kitchen gardening. 12. Prohibit sales of high sodium and sugar containing packaged food around the school area. 13. Include nutrition as a subject in the local curriculum for children. 14. Promote school nutrition. 15. Encourage serving local food at conferences, seminars, and events. Leer menos