Nutritional Dialogue Phase 2- Stakeholder dialogue (Government)-Bibila-Sri Lanka
Urgent actions
1. Promote behaviour change at the family level to improve children’s nutrition. 2. Strengthen regulation and hygiene standards of food vendors and shops. 3. Conduct awareness sessions for vendors on proper meal preparation and the use of healthy ingredients. 4. Position school canteens as a service rather than profit-oriented entities and provide affordable, nutritious meal options. 5. Develop proper regulatory mechanisms to monitor and limit the sale of unhealthy foods such as ice packets. 6. Establish guidelines to restrict students from leaving school premises during school hour and to m... Leer másake the canteens healthy within the area with the involvement of the principles. 7. Promote the cultivation of fruit trees within school premises for children’s consumption. 8. Strengthen student-led monitoring by assigning prefects responsibility to check outside food, with recognition or certification for their role. 9. Conduct awareness programmes for vendors selling unhealthy food near schools on malnutrition risks. 10. Leverage guidance from MOH on maintaining hygiene and standards for shops around schools. 11. Introduce innovative food concepts such as dehydrated foods and promote new, healthy recipes among children. 12. Encourage the production and consumption of dehydrated fruits using locally available resources. 13. Promote the use of locally available fruits such as jackfruit in attractive and child-friendly ways. 14. Conduct awareness sessions on family planning and the impact of alcohol consumption on household nutrition. 15. Address supply chain gaps by strengthening direct linkages or introducing collection mechanisms for fruits and vegetables to reduce middlemen exploitation. Leer menos



