With the aim of enhancing the capacity of provinces and Regional Institutes in planning and implementing professional nutrition activities in the National Target Programs in 2023, with the support of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the Institute of Nutrition organized a technical guidance conference for the northern provinces in Sa Pa town, Lao Cai province and a conference for the southern provinces in Pleiku city, Gia Lai province. The conference was chaired by Dr. Nguyen Van Chi, Deputy Director of the Department of Maternal and Child Health, Ministry of Health and Associate Professor, Dr. Tran Thanh Duong, Director of the Institute of Nutrition.

Reporting at the conference, the reporters of the Institute of Nutrition presented and discussed the guidelines for implementing the Nutrition Improvement content in the National Target Program for Sustainable Poverty Reduction such as guidelines for developing annual plans, guidelines for financial management, guidelines for professional work, monitoring, reporting, models and guidelines for training and communication.

In particular, the conference included a sharing of lessons learned, difficulties and challenges in planning activities under the National Target Program by representatives of the provinces and the Opinions of the Department of Planning and Finance - Ministry of Health in guiding administrative procedures for activities under the program. These are the difficulties and challenges in recent years in implementing the activities of the Target Program to ensure compliance with professional content and state regulations.

Speaking at the meeting, Associate Professor, Dr. Tran Thanh Duong emphasized, "To ensure the health of mothers and children, and improve the stature and physical strength of Vietnamese people, we need to continue implementing nutrition improvement programs."

The conference ended with an introduction and field visit to the model of improving community-based child care and feeding practices in Sapa (Lao Cai) and the Mang Yang Model of Management and Treatment of Acute Malnutrition in Children (Gia Lai).

Some pictures of the conference

Delegates attending the Conference "Guidelines for nutrition activities in national target programs" in the Northern region

Delegates visited the model in Hang Lao Chai village, Hoang Lien commune, Sa Pa town, Lao Cai province.

Delegates attending the Conference "Guidelines for nutrition activities in national target programs" in the Southern region

   

Visiting the model of Management and treatment of children with acute malnutrition in Kon Chieng commune, Mang Yang district, Gia Lai province.

MSc. Nguyen Thi Van Anh - Department of Science Management - Institute of Nutrition