•General Objective:
To reduce malnutrition and improve nutritional status of the peoples of Bangladesh with special emphasis to the children, adolescents, pregnant & lactating women, elderly, poor and underserved population of both rural and urban area in line with National Nutrition Policy 2015.
•Specific Objectives:
•To strengthen the mainstreaming of nutrition issues into relevant sectoral policies, plans and programs.
•To scale up nutrition services through DGHS, DGFP and relevant ministries, departments and organizations to prevent and reduce under nutrition with special focus on children, adolescents, pregnant & lactating women, elderly, poor and underserved population.
•To prevent overweight and obesity.
•To develop and strengthen coordination mechanism for nutrition with key relevant sectors and stakeholders for ensuring multi-sectoral approach at national and sub-national level.
•To strengthen the food safety activities including capacity development of national food safety Laboratory at IPH.
•To Improve capacity or human resources to manage, supervise and deliver quality nutrition services at different levels.
•To strengthen institutional capacity of IPHN.
•To strengthen Monitoring, Evaluation & surveillance for nutrition by using HMIS.