The study aimed to provide baseline information for the Vietnam – Netherlands nutrition project. The survey was conducted in July and August 2006 in 5 provinces of Nam Dinh, Bac Giang, Quang Tri, Dak Lak and Kien Giang (2 districts of each province and 2 to 3 communes in each district). Nutrition collaborators and coordinators at communal, district and provincial level were interviewed to collect information on human resource for nutrition activities, using a defined questionnaire. The results revealed that the staff working in nutrition had not been trained regularly, the need for re-fresher training took up over 70%. Nutrition activities in community were actively operated by communal health workers and nutrition collaborators but not yet adequate.