Commemorative Event : Activities for Nutrition Promotion Week

Nutrition Promotion Week Activities have been accelerated in Myanmar to encourage the better engagement of public in nutrition consumption as well as to turn out healthy and brilliant new generations.

A ceremony to mark the 2026 Nutrition Promotion Weeks was held at the Ministry of Health in Nay Pyi Taw on Friday with the attendance of Union Minister Dr. Thet Khaing Win. During the ceremony, awards were presented to the winners of essay competitions marking Nutrition Promotion Weeks Activities, and supplements were provided to kindergarten students and pregnant mother.

The Nutrition Promotion Weeks is composed of a specific theme each week: World Breastfeeding Week; under five children and school children nutrition promotion week; pregnant mother and lactating mother nutrition promotion week and Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDD) Elimination week. The nutrition promotion activities are actively carried out across the nation for the whole month of August.