Vision:
A nation free from all forms of malnutrition

Mission:
Implement evidence-informed nutrition interventions by working with relevant agencies and
partners to ensure universal access to effective nutrition actions and to healthy and sustainable
diversified diets.

Goal:
Improve the nutritional status in all population groups; children under five, pregnant and
lactating women, adolescents, adults and the elderly through the implementation of evidence
informed sustainable interventions geared towards reducing the triple burden of malnutrition –
over nutrition, undernutrition and micronutrient deficiencies.

Program Components

1. Life Course Nutrition

• Promotion of breastfeeding
• Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF)
• Growth Monitoring for children under five
• Adolescent and school nutrition
• Maternal nutrition
• Adult and geriatric nutrition
• Nutrition Rehabilitation

2. Micronutrient supplementation and Food Fortification

• Vitamin A supplementation
• Iron Folic Acid Supplementation including deworming
• Multi-micronutrient supplementation for pregnant women
• Salt Iodization
• Rice and oil fortification
• Point of use fortification with micronutrient powders for children 6-23 months.

3. Food safety

4. Technical advisor/ member to the following committees

• Iodine Global Network
• Food Fortification Task Force
• National Nutrition Task Force
• National CODEX Committee
• School Feeding Technical Committee
• Food and Drug Interphase Committee
• International Baby Food Action Network

Name of staff and contact details:
Hari Prasad Pokhrel, Nutritionist, National Nutrition Program
Email ID: hppokhrel@health.gov.bt Contact No: 17492684