Food and Nutrition Actions in Health Systems (AHS)
The Food and Nutrition Actions in Health Systems (AHS) Unit assists countries with the application of essential nutrition actions delivered through healthcare and community platforms. AHS develops guidance on programmes and policies, creates application tools, provides technical assistance, fosters global partnerships, and supports global advocacy to ensure that proven nutrition interventions are universally accessible to all relevant populations. The Unit addresses multiple forms of malnutrition, including wasting, stunting, obesity, and micronutrient deficiency and supports improvements in infant and young child feeding.
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All →SHAKE the salt habit, 2nd ed.
The document outlines a structured approach to developing a comprehensive sodium reduction strategy, including preparatory steps such as establishing governance...
Evaluation of certain contaminants in food: one-hundred-and-first meeting report of the Joint FAO/WHO...
OverviewThe one-hundred-and-first meeting of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) was held in Geneva from 15 to 21 October 2025....
The WHO acceleration plan to stop obesity: a joint WHO/UNICEF operational model for designing and implementing...
Obesity is one of the most urgent public health challenges of our time. In 2022, more than 1 billion people worldwide were living with obesity, a number...
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This FAO/WHO workshop in China (September 2025) brought together over 60 experts from 11 countries across Asia, Africa and Latin America to address and...
Report on the fifth meeting of the WHO Technical Advisory Group on Gestational Weight Gain (TAG-GWG)
In 2023, WHO established a multidisciplinary Technical Advisory Group on Gestational Weight Gain (TAG-GWG) to advise on the process of developing GWG standards...
Afghanistan faces a harsh winter at a moment of heightened vulnerability and escalating humanitarian need. After multiple years of compounding shocks,...
