Informing national school feeding and nutrition policies and strategies in Bhutan

In Bhutan, WFP partners with the Ministry of Education and Skills Development (MoESD), the Ministry of Health (MoH), and the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MoAL) to create an enabling environment for healthier school nutrition and improved nutritional status for Bhutanese schoolchildren. WFP, together with MoH and UNICEF, revised the National Health Policy (2020-30) and developed the National Nutrition Strategy and Action Plan (2020-25). WFP has also supported MoESD in drafting the National School Feeding and Nutrition Strategy (2019-2030) and a social behaviour change (SBC) strategy. These policies aim to strengthen national goals and multisectoral collaboration for effective national health and nutrition programmes and services.