Nestle nutrition edn programme launched
Sufia Begum, headmistress of Kapasia High School in Gazipur, speaks at a Nutrition Education Programme at the school jointly launched by Nestle Bangladesh Ltd and nutrition expert Prof Dr Md Nazrul Islam Khan of Institute of Nutrition and Food Science of Dhaka University on Thursday. Photo: Courtesy
Nestle Bangladesh Limited and nutrition expert Prof Dr Md Nazrul Islam Khan of Institute of Nutrition and Food Science of Dhaka University jointly launched a Nutrition Education Programme on Thursday for school going adolescent girls.
Marking World Health Day, Laurent Therond, managing director of Nestle Bangladesh Limited, formally inaugurated the six month long programme in Kapasia High School in Gazipur, says a press release.
The programme aims to improve and promote healthy diets and ensure proper growth of 1,500 girls in seven schools of Gazipur district and bring a positive change in the improvement of their nutritional status and socio-economic conditions.
Mirza Golam Hossain, senior manager, Corporate Affairs and Communication; and the school's headmistress Sufia Begun were present.
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