The Canadian Nutrition Society and the Canadian Malnutrition Task Force commit to the Nutrition Decade
31 October 2022 | ROME – The formal commitment recently submitted by the Canadian Nutrition Society and its standing committee, the Canadian Malnutrition Task Force, will support two action areas of the UN Decade of Action on Nutrition.
Supporting two action areas
The commitment submitted today by the Canadian Nutrition Society (CNS) and its standing committee, the Canadian Malnutrition Task Force (CMTF), is related to the establishment of evidence-based practices and advocacy for policies to address Disease Related Malnutrition (DRM).
The generation of new evidence and guidance on effective nutrition programmes and policies is one of the modalities of implementation of the Nutrition Decade as described in its Work Programme. The CNS/CMTF commitment is aligned with this modality of implementation and will be a valuable contribution to the Nutrition Decade’s vision of a world where all people, at all times, and at all stages of life have access to affordable, diversified, safe and healthy diets.
In support of the Nutrition Decade’s action area 2 “Aligned health systems providing universal coverage of essential nutrition actions”, the CNS/CMTF commitment will strengthen and enable more resilient health systems, and support the development of policies that will ultimately improve nutrition for the health of both Canadians and all global citizens.
In support of the Nutrition Decade’s action area 6 “Strengthened governance and accountability for nutrition”, the CNS/CMTF commitment will allow for greater attention to governance and coordination mechanisms for food security and nutrition, and the establishment of policies and programmes related to nutrition.
Five goals
As part of the CNS/CMTF commitment, five goals have been established: 1) creation of a national alliance and setting the foundation for a national coordination mechanism for improved DRM policy; 2) identification of gaps in existing DRM-related policies; 3) design of a policy brief on DRM; 4) expansion and strengthening of global coordination mechanisms for policies and practices to address DRM; and 5) creation of national and provincial health policies to address DRM.
More information about the formal CNS/CMTF commitment can be found here.
