National Nutrition Week: In The Cradle Of Hope And Despair

Some 47 years back, in 1974, under the leadership of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, 'Public Health Nutrition Institute' was established as part of institutional development to ensure nutrition of the people. Following this, on 23 April 1975, Bangabandhu formed the 'Bangladesh National Nutrition Council' which is his groundbreaking institutional contribution in the arena of nutrition. After a long hiatus, the National Food and Nutrition Policy and the first Bangladesh National Nutrition Action Plan were formulated in 1997 and since 1998, the Council has been observing National Nutrition Week every year at national, district and upazila level [1]