4th National Nutrition Symposium

National Nutrition Symposium

Theme:Eradicating malnutrition in all its forms: step up Political, multisector, and interdisciplinary actions towards nutrition resilience

Date: 12th and 13th April 2023

Venue: Safari Park Hotel, Nairobi

This will be a national level Nutrition symposium organized to raise awareness on nutrition and at the same time share knowledge that has been acquired over time on good practices to address nutrition problem in Kenya.

High levels of malnutrition in Africa are a matter of concern. Kenya, from the recently released Kenya Demographic Health Survey results show markable improvement in the indicators relating to undernutrition however the problem of triple burden still persists. The government is committed to eradicating malnutrition by 2027 that is in line with agenda 2063 aspiration aiming at having healthy and well-nourished citizens by using modern agriculture for increased proactivity and production.