VACANCY: REGISTRY CLERK
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. The Institution now invites applications from suitably […]
SUN II Beneficiaries Trained in Lending and Savings in Mwinilunga-by Gerald Kaputo
The high levels of malnutrition in Mwinilunga district is a source of concern among many stakeholders. Identified causes of malnutrition, include inadequate disposable income in households which hinders them from accessing nutritious foods. As a way to mitigate the situation, a combined team from the National Food and Nutrition Commission, the Ministry of Community Development […]
Dams Restocked with Fingerlings to Curb Malnutrition in Kazungula District-by Gerald Kaputo
Kazungula district is among the districts affected by high levels of malnutrition. The fact of malnutrition is rife in children, lactating women, pregnant women, and adolescent girls and boys. In order to curb the problem of malnutrition at household level, the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock with support from UNICEF embarked on an exercise to […]
Women: Key in Enhancing Good Nutritional Practices-by Kasweka Sakaimbo, ZANIS.
Women play a vital role towards enhancing nutrition in a home or community. They are the custodians of a home in most rural areas, entrusted with the kitchen and what should be prepared from there. In other words the health of a family is usually in the hands of women in most rural areas. […]
THE NATIONAL FOOD AND NUTRITION COMMISSION URGES HOUSEHOLDS TO CONSUME MORE AVAILABLE EDIBLE TRADITIONAL SEASONAL FOODS- (MUSHROOMS, INSECTS, VEGETABLES)
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THE NATIONAL FOOD AND NUTRITION COMMISSION URGES HOUSEHOLDS TO CONSUME MORE AVAILABLE EDIBLE TRADITIONAL SEASONAL FOODS- (MUSHROOMS, INSECTS, VEGETABLES) Lusaka (Tuesday, 1st March, 2022), Poor dietary habits and all forms of malnutrition are endemic in many parts of Zambia and pose a real threat to the well-being of the local […]
PRESS RELEASE TO MARK WORLD AIDS DAY 2021
PRESS RELEASE TO MARK WORLD AIDS DAY 2021 1st DECEMBER 2021 INCREASED ACCESS TO BETTER SAFE NUTRITIOUS FOODS IS SIGNIFICANT FOR GOOD HEALTH OF PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS Lusaka (Wednesday, 1st December 2021)- This year’s World AIDS Day being observed on the 1st of December 2021, whose theme is “END INEQUALITIES, END AIDS, END THE […]
2021 WORLD TOILET DAY
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THE NATIONAL FOOD AND NUTRITION COMMISSION URGES CITIZENS TO ACCESS CLEAN TOILETS TO PREVENT DISEASES WHICH CONTRIBUTE TO MALNUTRITION Lusaka (Friday, 19th November 2021), This year’s World Toilet Day which is celebrated today on the 19th of November 2021, under the theme, ‘’valuing toilets’’ calls for all humans to promote […]
WORLD EGG DAY 2021
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NATIONAL FOOD AND NUTRITION COMMISSION URGES EVERYONE TO EAT AN EGG A DAY AND IN PARTICULAR CARE GIVERS TO FEED CHILDREN “AN EGG A DAY’’ TO HELP CURB […]
Zambia to participate in United Nations Food Systems Summit
JOINT PRESS STATEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Zambia to participate in United Nations Food Systems Summit Lusaka, 19 September 2021: On 23 September 2021, His Excellency Mr. Hakainde Hichilema, President of the Republic of Zambia will join other Heads of State and Government at the Food Systems Summit convened by the UN Secretary-General António Guterres during […]
PRESS RELEASE: 2021 WORLD BREASTFEDING WEEK
NATIONAL FOOD AND NUTRITION COMMISSION PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NATIONAL FOOD AND NUTRITION COMMISSION URGES DECISION MAKERS AND CITIZENS ESPECIALLY THE MENFOLK TO ‘’PROTECT BREAST FEEDING’’ TO CURB CHILD MALNUTRITION Lusaka (Friday, 6th August 2021)- This year’s World Breast Feeding Week being observed from the 1st of August to the 7th of August 2021, […]