Tetra Pak promotes School Nutrition in Yemen [Archives:2007/1058/Local News]
SANA'A, JUNE 7 ) A group of international experts has highlighted in a conference the importance of nutritional food and the impact such food has on the mental development of pupils as well the wellbeing of school-age students. The conference was held in Movenpic hotel in Sana'a and over 100 participants were present, including educators, doctors, nutrition experts, and government officials.
His excellency Dr. ABdulkarim Rawe'e, Minister of health and population, has inaugurated the conference and said in a speech that the Yemen can benefit from international experience in terms of school nutrition and health of pupils, adding that nutrition is of critical importance in order to build a strong and capable generation.
The conference was organized by Tetra Pak Arabia, inline with its corporate social responsibility principles which focus in the quality and safety of its food packaging, and also the importance of supporting school nutrition practices in several countries including Yemen. Mr. Ammar Zahid of Tetra Pak has stated that the company's international experience has proved that the best mechanism for marketing and the need for sustainable social and economic development have to be done in cooperation with the concerted government agencies, development agencies, as well as the private sector.
On his part, Dr. Ali Al-Midhwahi, director of Family health in the Ministry of health, has stated that the conference is a great opportunity to highlight the issue of child nutrition and safety, adding that such a theme is a fundamental cornerstone for the well-being of the society.
Regional Director of Dairy products in Tetra Pak has also presented the success of the company's school nutrition program, which was held in Saudi Arabia, stating that over 600,000 pupils have benefited from the 'milk in school' program, indicating that the company is looking forward to repeating this experience in Yemen in cooperation with the Yemeni authorities in order to help the Yemeni pupils develop strong mental and physical health, with consideration that Tetra Pak has international recognition in this field, and has signed international agreements for creating awareness on nutrition, including this conference which was held in Yemen.
Tetra Pak has developed its own in-house Office responsible for promoting the concept of “nutrition for growth” in order to support its partners through providing technical know-how and other forms of support so as to boost a healthier habit through a dual strategy, whose first part focuses on health as well as nutrition and includes programs such as school nutrition, eradicating malnutrition, and providing emergency food aid, while the other part focuses on poverty eradication through programs such as agricultural development, development of the private sector, and educational programs.
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