Speakers at a function underscored the need for strengthening the nutritional activities to the people, particularly the poor, to build a healthy nation, reports BSS.
As nutrition is the most important factor to build human body, there is no alternative to ensure nutrition for all, the commented.
They came up with the comments while addressing a coordination meeting on direct nutrition interventions (DNIs) at the conference room of Civil Surgeon (CS) of the district on Tuesday noon.
With the technical support of UNICEF, CS office organized the function with the financial support of US aid and UK aid with CS Dr. Nirmalendu Chowdhury in the chair while junior health education officer Abdul Hannan acted as the moderator.
The function was also addressed, among others, by Shaghata upazila health and family planning officer (UHFPO) Dr. AHM Abu Hanif, district nutrition support officer of UNICEF M. Kamruzzaman, project manager of Care M. Khairuzzaman and journalist Sarker M. Shahiduzzaman.
Earlier, deputy director of department of family planning Dewan Morshed Kamal presented the objectives of the new strategy of nutrition coordination meeting with health and family planning system through multimedia projector. CS Dr. Nirmalendu Chowdhury in his concluding speeches said one community centre of each union would be turned into a model one based on its overall activities for the people.
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