This National Plan of Action for Nutrition is a sectoral document aiming at improving the nutrition situation of the country through promotion of food safety, strengthening inspection capacity, and enforcement of the law. The document is organized around a number of main themes to which the Government responds by proposing operational interventions, also including the authority responsible for and the period of time foreseen for their implementation. The themes are as follows (i) incorporating nutritional objectives, considerations and components into development policies and programs through the development of plans to solve the problem of supply/demand imbalance of food; (ii) improving household food security through rural development, employment opportunities, credit to poor households, and nutritional awareness; (iii) protecting consumers through improved food quality and safety to be done by institutional restructuring, updating legislation, monitoring system, food processing and quality control, good agricultural practices, monitoring system for food born diseases, and consumer awareness; (iv) preventing and managing infectious diseases through enhancement of sanitary interventions and habits; (v) promoting breast feeding through awareness campaigns, and legislation on working mothers protection; (vi) caring for the socio-economic deprived and nutritionally vulnerable including infants, young, and school children, mothers, and other groups such as disabled, elderly, rural poor inhabitants; (vii) preventing and controlling specific micronutrient deficiencies through food supplementation and fortification achieved also through information and education; (viii) promoting appropriate diets and healthy life styles through early detection, appropriate management to prevent complications, and dietary guidelines; (ix) assessing, analyzing and monitoring nutrition situations.
Египет · 1994-01-01