Child Nutrition Unit
Responsible for uplifting the nutrition status of children under the age of 5 years in Sri Lanka.
Key responsibilities and services:
• Policy development and technical guidance for child nutrition at national level.
• Implementation and oversight of nutrition strategic and annual plans aligned with MCH policy.
• Stakeholder advocacy on infant/young child feeding, growth monitoring, micronutrient supplementation, and emergency nutrition response.
• Technical guidance provision to health workers on standards and protocols.
• Staff capacity building through training and resource material development.
• Community behavior change communication in partnership with Health Promotion Bureau.
• Supply chain management including vitamin A supplementation, therapeutic foods, and growth monitoring equipment.
• Maintenance of health records including Child Health and Development Records and growth charts.
• Annual child nutrition status surveys during "Nutrition Month".
• Committee oversight of maternal/child nutrition and breastfeeding code compliance.
• Cross-sectoral collaboration to strengthen nutrition services.
• Policy development and technical guidance for child nutrition at national level.
• Implementation and oversight of nutrition strategic and annual plans aligned with MCH policy.
• Stakeholder advocacy on infant/young child feeding, growth monitoring, micronutrient supplementation, and emergency nutrition response.
• Technical guidance provision to health workers on standards and protocols.
• Staff capacity building through training and resource material development.
• Community behavior change communication in partnership with Health Promotion Bureau.
• Supply chain management including vitamin A supplementation, therapeutic foods, and growth monitoring equipment.
• Maintenance of health records including Child Health and Development Records and growth charts.
• Annual child nutrition status surveys during "Nutrition Month".
• Committee oversight of maternal/child nutrition and breastfeeding code compliance.
• Cross-sectoral collaboration to strengthen nutrition services.