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Table 1 Summary of policy review

From: Governance of food and nutrition security in Eswatini: an analysis of government policies and reports

Responsible department

Document name

Year enacted

Associated programs

Ministry of Agriculture (MoA)

Food Security Policy

2005

Food production

Dietary diversification

Food aid

Micronutrient deficiency

Nutrition in control, prevention, and treatment of diseases

HIV/AIDS impact mitigation

Food hygiene

Ministry of Health (MoH)

National Health Sector Policy

2016

Integrated child health services

Viral load suppression

Prevention of mother to child

Transmission

Immunization,

Food and Nutrition Policy

2016

Integrated Management of Acute Malnutrition

Maternal and child health

National infant feeding programme Expanded programmes for immunization Supplementary feeding programme

Integrated management of childhood illness

Integrated growth monitoring,

Nutrition and communicable and noncommunicable diseases

Sanitation and Hygiene Policy

2019

Hand washing, personal hygiene and safe use of water hygiene programme

Environmental health services

Ministry of Education and Training (MoET)

Education and Training Sector Policy

2018

Nutritional support programmes

 

Food Security Policy in Schools

2013

School feeding programmes

 

Ministry of Natural Resources and Energy (MoNRE)

National Water Policy

2017

Rain-fed agricultural production