Students enrolled in School Feeding Programme undergo health assessments
Channel: Saint Lucia Government
Date: 18/01/2023

The Ministry of Agriculture in collaboration with the CARICOM-FAO-Mexico Initiative "Cooperation on Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience in the Caribbean"  has carried out a health assessment of students currently enrolled in the National school feeding program, with the goal of generating an insightful description of school meals provided in the school feeding program and students' health needs in order to assess the level of congruence between them.

The Nutrition Consultant attached to the Project, Euthalia Philgence explained that with global trends indicating an increasing number of young people are developing noncommunicable diseases as a result of the food they consume, the initiative aims to ensure that the food offered to students through the School Feeding Program is healthy and nourishing.