Food Nutrition and Safety - Prof Judith Kimiywe, Chairperson, Department of Food, Nutrition and Dietetics, Jomo Kenyatta University

1. THEME: FOOD NUTRITION AND SAFETY
PRESENTER:
Prof. Judith Kimiywe
Chairperson, Department of Food, Nutrition and Dietetics,
Kenyatta University , Nairobi Kenya

2. The Magnitude and Severity of the
chronic malnutrition situation in Kenya
• Over 10 million people in Kenya suffer from chronic food
insecurity and poor nutrition.
• 2-4 million people require emergency food assistance at any
given time.
• Nearly 30% of Kenya’s children are undernourished with 35%
stunted.
• Micronutrient deficiencies (iron, vitamin A, Zinc and iodine )
are widespread, with emerging rise in rickets.
Impact: Sustained high rate of stunting adversely affects human
capital and economic progress
0.8% GDP lost due to vitamin and mineral deficiencies (UNICEF &
MI, 2004)

3. Double Burden of Malnutrition: Overweight
and Obesity
Kenya facing increased cases of new and emerging conditions
and diseases known as non- communicable diseases (NCDs)
Hypertension, Diabetes, Cancer, Cardiovascular diseases due to
a rise in Overweight and Obesity (40% in women and 22% in
children)
Causes: Shift to increased consumption of highly refined foods
with added Sugars, Salts & Fats and Shift to reduced physical
activity and sedentary lifestyle
Impact: Early and premature deaths, Increased health care
costs at national and household level, No savings for
investment and poverty circle continues

4. 1000 days- The 11 High Impact Nutrition
Interventions for Kenya
• Exclusive breastfeeding, • Zinc supplements for
• Complementary feeding management of
• Hand washing diarrhoea
• Iron folate • Food fortification of local
supplementation staples
• Vitamin A • Prevention and treatment
supplementation of malnutrition (
moderate and severe
• Deworming acute forms)
• Multiple micronutrient
supplementation
Proven cost-effective
• Salt iodization interventions to reverse
malnutrition trends

5. Policy Environment for Nutrition Improvement:
The National Food and Nutrition Security Policy
This policy provides a close link between food and nutrition
hence key role of agriculture sector
Objectives of the NFNSP:
• To achieve good nutrition for optimum health of all Kenyans.
• To increase the quantity and quality of food
available, accessible and affordable to all Kenyans at all times.
• To protect vulnerable populations using innovative and cost-
effective safety nets linked to long-term development.

6. Key priority areas for the NFNSP
• Food availability and • Food and nutrition
access security information
• Food safety, standards • Early warning and
and quality control emergency
• Nutrition improvement management
and nutrition security • Institutional and
• School nutrition and Implementation
nutrition awareness framework
• School nutrition and Calls for high level
nutrition awareness government
commitment

7. KENYA NATIONAL NUTRITION ACTION PLAN
2012- 2017-Key Priority Areas
• To improve the nutritional status of • To improve nutrition in schools,
women of reproductive age (15-49 public and private institutions
years) • To improve nutrition knowledge
• To improve the nutritional status of attitudes and practices among
children under 5 years of age the population
• To reduce the prevalence of • To strengthen the nutrition
micronutrient deficiencies in the surveillance, monitoring and
population evaluation systems
• To prevent deterioration of • To enhance evidence-based
nutritional status and save lives of
vulnerable groups in emergencies decision-making through research
• To improve access to quality • To Strengthen coordination and
curative nutrition services partnerships among the key
nutrition actors
• To improve prevention,
management and control of diet
related Non Communicable
Diseases (NCDs)

8. Potential to achieving Nutrition Goals
Guiding Documents Guiding Principles
• Kenya Vision 2030 The Constitution of Kenya
• Kenya National Health 2010
Sector Strategic plan • 43 (1 ) (C) Every person
• National Food and has the right to be free
Nutrition Security policy from hunger and to have
• National Nutrition Action adequate food of
Plan acceptable quality
• At global level The MDGs • 53(1) (C) Every child has
and Scaling Up Nutrition the right to basic
framework for action nutrition ,shelter and
health care

9. Acknowledgements
• Presentation is based on data contained in the DRAFT Paper
on Reducing Chronic Malnutrition in Kenya: A Situation
Analysis and Recommendation for a multisectoral response
by;Emily Levitt Ruppert, Ziauddin Hyder, Terry Wefwafwa,
Huihui Wang, John Newman
• The Government of Kenya reports
• The ministry of Public Health and Sanitation
• The Ministry of Agriculture
• Data from the development partners (UNICEF, WHO, World
Bank, USAID, GAIN, MI, WFP, World Vision)

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