ON FOOD fORTI - DOH Central Library - Department of Health
ON FOOD fORTI - DOH Central Library - Department of Health
ON FOOD fORTI - DOH Central Library - Department of Health
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We have taken major steps towards<br />
food fortification. My good friend Mr-,<br />
Johnny Khong Hun has helped us a lot<br />
in the salt iodizahon program. We have<br />
also metwith food manufacturers to ask<br />
their help to fortify the products they sell<br />
to the buying public. Food fortification<br />
is really the basic strategy we mustadhere<br />
to becausesupplementationwill notreally<br />
solve the problem. Of course, our donor<br />
agencies, especiallyUNICEF,have always<br />
been with us, and beside us in this<br />
undertaking.<br />
While our department isa serviceoriented<br />
organization, you in the private<br />
sector, have to admit that you are on the<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>it-oriented side. Buteven though you<br />
are pr<strong>of</strong>it-oriented you also have service-<br />
A Report on Food Fortification<br />
orientationand social orientation because<br />
in this way, your products will be more<br />
salable. We can work together. We will<br />
help you in advocacy, and you will help.<br />
us in uplifting the nutritional status <strong>of</strong><br />
women, mothers and children, and you<br />
will be helping the nation as a whole.<br />
Why food fortification?:<br />
We are taking the crucial step to reach<br />
out to the food industry to work together<br />
and share responsibility to pursue our<br />
goal. This consultative meeting is a part<br />
<strong>of</strong> a continuing dialogue between the<br />
government and the private sector so that<br />
we can forge a partnershipthatwill sustain<br />
and improve the nutritional status <strong>of</strong> our<br />
fellowmen. We encourage you therefore,<br />
during this conference to give your views<br />
and comments on the presentations <strong>of</strong><br />
our international and local experts which<br />
we should consider both as a learning<br />
process and an eye opener. We in<br />
government, cannot solve the problems<br />
alone, in the sameway thatyou, the private<br />
sector cannot solve the problems <strong>of</strong> this<br />
-country<br />
alone. We need each other. So,<br />
instead <strong>of</strong> the private sector asking: "what<br />
Gin we do?" r maybe it's high time that<br />
we should joinhandsand think andreflect<br />
togetherso thatwe can solve theproblems<br />
<strong>of</strong> our country, in terms <strong>of</strong> nutritional<br />
status. We are not trying to solve the<br />
5pratleys issue or the more controversial<br />
issue <strong>of</strong> migrant workers. Let's justfocus