Health Law Enforcement of Legal monitoring of private and public Technical support, coordinating &Regulations regulations (fortified food institutions and enforcement of and providing evidence toward Need based meetings Enforcement Dept. and code of BMS) relevant national laws and regulations disciplinary measures Developing ToRs for relevant PND Employment and management of civil positions, supporting HR Capacity Building Employment services, and Resource service employees, and regulating management in recruitment Committee and ad-hoc capacity building capacity building programs process, and PND staff capacity meetings and workshops building Technical support and Micronutrient Developing national of licensed development of pharmacy National Food and Drug Pharmacy supplements and and essential nutrition products related guidelines for nutrition Board therapeutic foods items Other Ministries and Government Agencies Collaboration with a number of other ministries (as described in the table below) is necessary for effective implementation of the Public Nutrition Strategy: 8. Role of other government agencies in implementation of Nutrition Strategy Ministry/ Nutrition Related Key Nutrition Related Roles Related Role of PND Recommendations Government Responsibilities Agency Engagement with Customs Department regarding Taxation and customs Represented on the National USI Current level of coordination enforcement of fortification MoF control of imported Board, and the National Committee is not satisfactory and should laws to imported foods, and foods budget allocation on Code of BMS be improved providing information on PND budgetary requirements Strategic planning and advocacy for the role of To be developed; could be engaged in Need to clarify roles and MoEc To be developed nutrition in national NAF responsibilities economic development
Health Law &Regulations Enforcement Dept. Enforcement of regulations (fortified food and code of BMS) Legal monitoring of private and public institutions and enforcement of relevant national laws and regulations Technical support, coordinating and providing evidence toward disciplinary measures Need based meetings Resource Employment services, and capacity building Employment and management of civil service employees, and regulating capacity building programs Developing ToRs for relevant PND positions, supporting HR management in recruitment process, and PND staff capacity building Capacity Building Committee and ad-hoc meetings and workshops Pharmacy Micronutrient supplements and therapeutic foods Developing national of licensed and essential nutrition products Technical support and development of pharmacy related guidelines for nutrition items National Food and Drug Board Other Ministries and Government Agencies Collaboration with a number of other ministries (as described in the table below) is necessary for effective implementation of the Public Nutrition Strategy: 8. Role of other government agencies in implementation of Nutrition Strategy Ministry/ Government Agency Nutrition Related Responsibilities Key Nutrition Related Roles Related Role of PND Recommendations MoF Taxation and customs control of imported foods budget allocation Represented on the National USI Board, and the National Committee on Code of BMS Engagement with Customs Department regarding enforcement of fortification laws to imported foods, and providing information on PND budgetary requirements Current level of coordination is not satisfactory and should be improved MoEc Strategic planning and advocacy for the role of nutrition in national economic development To be developed; could be engaged in NAF To be developed Need to clarify roles and responsibilities
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