National Nutrition Week

Objectives:

.Activate the National Nutrition Week 2026 theme, “Creating Healthy Food Environments for Better Nutrition,” through evidence-based dialogue and knowledge exchange.
•Provide a platform for academia, NGOs, researchers, professional bodies and other stakeholders to share evidence, experiences and innovations.
•Strengthen collaboration between stakeholders to support the translation of evidence into policy, programmes and practical action.
•Identify opportunities to create healthier food environments that make safe, affordable and nutritious choices easier choices.

Questions/key issues to be covered:

•Understanding the role of food environments in shaping food choices and nutrition outcomes.
•Addressing the triple burden of malnutrition through healthier food environments.
•Bridging the research, policy and implementation gap.
•Promoting indigenous foods, local production and sustainable food systems.
•Identifying practical actions across homes, ECD centres, schools, workplaces, retail and informal food settings.
•Exploring opportunities for multisectoral collaboration and collective action to advance the National Nutrition Week 2026 theme.

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