A Public Private Partnership against Malnutrition
Despite increasing prosperity and significant development achievements in South Africa since the transition from apartheid, there have been few significant improvement of the nutritional status of South Africa citizens. Malnutrition is one of the biggest contributors to childhood illness and death. Inadequate food intake, illness and psychosocial stress/trauma are the most significant immediate causes of malnutrition. Poverty and lack of resources are basic factors that contribute to malnutrition. Can an integrated effort be made to improve overall nutrition by bringing government, the food industry, and civil society together to tackle it?
Speakers included:
Minister Rob Davies, Minister of Trade and Industry
Jay Naidoo, Chair, GAIN Board; Chairman, Development Bank of Southern Africa,
Paulus M. Verschuren, Chair, GAIN Business Alliance; Director, Global Health Partnerships, Unilever
Marc Van Ameringen, Executive Director Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition
Lauren Siebrets, CEO Pepsi Co/ Simba SA
Dr Kobus Laubscher, CEO Grain SA
