The Punjab Provincial Development Working Party (PPDWP) on Friday approved establishment of Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Centre (MSNC) at revised cost of Rs 549 million to make nutrition a priority of the provincial government.
The establishment of MSNC was approved in the 16th meeting of PDWP of current fiscal year 2017-18 presided over by Chairman P&D Muhammad Jahanzeb Khan. All members of the Planning & Development Board, provincial secretaries concerned and other senior representatives of the relevant provincial departments also attended the meeting.
The P&D spokesman told Business Recorder that in response to the prevalent dismal situation, the Government of Punjab, in collaboration with UNICEF, launched the Multi Sectoral Nutrition Strategy (MSNS) in 2015.
The MSNC has been established in order to provide oversight, technical assistance, coordination, monitoring and evaluation for the implementation of MSNS, by the Planning and Development Department, Government of the Punjab.
At present, MSNS is being implemented through a partnership among all relevant departments including Health Department, P&SHC and SH&ME, Education, Population, Food, Agriculture, Fisheries and Livestock, Social Protection.