Call to Action for Strengthening Nutrition Content in Pre-Service Training (August 2023)

It highlights the importance of nutrition education in pre-service training and provides recommendations for stakeholders to improve the quality of nutrition education. The document is based on a consultation with key stakeholders from six countries and outlines five priority actions to strengthen nutrition content in pre-service training. These actions include strengthening collaboration between stakeholders, ensuring nutrition content aligns with policies and job descriptions, reviewing and updating curricula, monitoring professional performance, and leveraging regional and international knowledge and learnings. The document also provides a call to action for various stakeholders, including ministries of health and education, universities, professional associations, and donors, to play their part in improving nutrition education in pre-service training.