The Strategic and Action Plan for Food Security and Nutrition (ESAN II) 2008-2015 is in the final process of evaluation and the results will support the design of ESAN III. The national PAMRDC has undergone mid-term review to increase the alignment of interventions. Other policies which are nutrition-sensitive include the National Investment Plan for the Agrarian Sector and National School Feeding Programme.
The five year plan for the Government of Mozambique (2015- 2019) Plano Quinquenal do Governo (PQG) approved by the Parliament incorporates actions to guide the government during its mandate, and includes specific areas of action for nutrition. These include the expansion of access to health services in order to reduce maternal and child mortality and stunting, nutritional education programs, food fortification and farming of highly nutritious crops.
Nutrition sensitive plans in 2015 include the Agriculture, Health, Industry and Trade, Women and Social Affairs, Fisheries, Education, and Economy plans.
The Advocacy and Communication Plan for PAMRDC was adopted in 2014 with the motto ‘Nutrition is Development, a Commitment to All’.
A National Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes is in place and a ministerial decree on salt iodisation was approved in 2000. Legislation on food fortification has been drafted and is currently under review and maternity protection legislation covers 8 weeks.
Last updated: October 2015
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