EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY-DISTRICT COORDINATOR
NATIONAL FOOD AND NUTRITION COMMISSION The National Food and Nutrition Commission (NFNC) was established in 1967 through an Act of Parliament. The Institution is now guided by the Food and Nutrition Act of Parliament, No.3 of 2020, which gives NFNC a wider mandate to provide leadership on food and nutrition in the country. In line […]
GOOD NUTRITION IS THE FOUNDATION OF EFFECTIVE HIV TREATMENT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GOOD NUTRITION IS THE FOUNDATION OF EFFECTIVE HIV TREATMENT. Lusaka-As the world commemorates World AIDS Day, the National Food and Nutrition Commission (NFNC) wishes to remind the nation that the fight against HIV/AIDS cannot be won with medication alone; it requires a strong foundation of good nutrition and food security. The Executive […]
PRESS RELEASE-HIGH LEVELS OF MALNUTRITION AMONG ADOLESCENT
NATIONAL FOOD AND NUTRITION COMMISSION BEMOANS HIGH LEVELS OF MALNUTRITION AMONG ADOLESCENT AGE GROUP FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE. Lusaka, July 24/07/2023-National Food and Nutrition Commission (NFNC) has bemoaned the high levels of micro nutrient deficiencies amongst the majority of the adolescent girls due to limited adolescent-focused nutrition programmes in the country. This came to light during […]
Press Release-2023 World Breastfeeding Week
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THE NATIONAL FOOD AND NUTRITION COMMISSION URGES EMPLOYERS TO CREATE A CONDUCIVE BREASTFEEDING WORKING ENVIRONMENT FOR MOTHERS. Lusaka-(1st August – 7th August 2023) As Zambia commemorates this year’s world breastfeeding week from 1st August to 7th August 2023, the National Food and Nutrition Commission of Zambia is urging employers to […]
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY-DISTRICT COORDINATOR
NATIONAL FOOD AND NUTRITION COMMISSION The National Food and Nutrition Commission (NFNC) was established in 1967 through an Act of Parliament. The Institution is now guided by the Food and Nutrition Act of Parliament, No.3 of 2020, which gives NFNC a wider mandate to provide leadership on food and nutrition in the country. In line […]
Press Statement on the Confiscated Industrial Sugar
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE. 15/05/2023 PRESS STATEMENT FROM NATIONAL FOOD AND NUTRITION COMMISSION OF ZAMBIA ON THE CONFSCATED INDUSTRAIL SUGAR. The National Food and Nutrition Commission (NFNC) is deeply concerned with revelations that some people are repackaging and selling of industrial sugar to the general public. Reacting to a story carried by ZNBC on the 13th […]
Job Opening: DISTRICT COORDINATOR-Zambezi District
NATIONAL FOOD AND NUTRITION COMMISSION The National Food and Nutrition Commission (NFNC) was established in 1967 through an Act of Parliament. The Institution is now guided by the Food and Nutrition Act of Parliament, No.3 of 2020, which gives NFNC a wider mandate to provide leadership on food and nutrition in the country. In […]
70 Mothers in Kalabo’s Mitwi Ward Venture Into Goat Rearing
By Lwandamo Katondo A total of 70 mothers in Mitwi ward of Kalabo district have ventured into goat rearing as a means towards dietary diversity. This follows the distribution of 130 goats to seven Nutrition Support Groups under the Small Livestock Pass-on Program. Mitwi Ward Nutrition Coordinating Committee (WNCC) secretary Harry Katoka confirmed the development […]
Water is an essential nutrient” – Kalabo Chief
A traditional leader in Kalabo district of Western province has thanked Government and its cooperating partners for putting their efforts together in drilling boreholes and installing five hand pumps in his chiefdom, saying water is not only life but also an essential nutrient. Chief Mulepu of Ndoka sub-chiefdom says reliable access to safe domestic water […]
NSGs Helping in Identifying Malnourished Children in Rural Communities
By Nancy Mukelabai Malnutrition has remained one of the major public concerns in Zambia. The causes of malnutrition are numerous ranging from basic, immediate, and underlying factors. It is in this regard that the National Food and Nutrition Commission with support from cooperating partners have joined forces in a bid to tackle the life threatening […]