Eswatini National Nutrition Council

22/06/2026

𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲’𝐬 𝐃𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐍𝐮𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐕𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧 𝐀 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐥𝐛𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐳𝐨𝐥𝐞

Vitamin A and Albendazole play an important role in protecting children’s health, growth, and development.
𝐕𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧 𝐀 helps strengthen immunity and supports healthy vision, while 𝐀𝐥𝐛𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐳𝐨𝐥𝐞 helps remove intestinal worms and improves nutrient absorption.

Visit your nearest health facility and ensure your child receives their scheduled doses📍
Every Dose Counts!

17/06/2026

𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠

Burping helps release trapped air and keeps baby comfortable after feeding. Just as baby needs comfort, so does mom! A well-fitting breastfeeding bra provides support, reduces discomfort, and makes breastfeeding easier.
Small steps can make breastfeeding a more comfortable and positive journey for both mother and baby.

16/06/2026

𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐢𝐱𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠.

But what exactly is mixed feeding?

Mixed feeding is when a baby receives both breast milk and formula milk, often through a bottle. Because bottle teats can have different ni**le shapes and a faster milk flow, some babies may begin to prefer the bottle and find breastfeeding more challenging.

In this Video, Nonkululeko, Clinical Dietician from Mankayane Government Hospital, explains what mixed feeding is and how it can affect a baby’s breastfeeding journey.

Breastfeeding Tips for Mothers:
• To support successful breastfeeding, breastfeed frequently and on demand, especially in the early weeks, to help establish and maintain your milk supply.
• If you are experiencing feeding challenges, seek support early from your nearest health facility.

𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠?
𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐰👇

14/06/2026

World Food Safety Day 2026 | Hhohho Regional Commemoration

The Ministry of Health Eswatini through Eswatini National Nutrition Council (ENNC), joined the global community in commemorating World Food Safety Day in collaboration with Environmental Health Eswatini and the Municipal Council Of Mbabane. The Hhohho regional commemoration brought together key stakeholders from the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Education and Training , Municipal Council of Mbabane, and educators from schools across the region to strengthen efforts towards ensuring safe and nutritious food for learners.

The event highlighted the critical role schools play in promoting food safety, as learners spend a significant portion of their time in the school environment. Discussions focused on collaborative approaches to improving food safety practices, strengthening awareness, enhancing training initiatives, and supporting food vendors to provide safe and nutritious food options for learners.

Representing the Eswatini National Nutrition Council as a panelist, Nokwazi Dlamini emphasized that food safety is a shared responsibility requiring the collective efforts of parents, schools, food vendors, communities, and government institutions.

“Ensuring that children have access to safe and nutritious food goes beyond what happens in the classroom. It requires collaboration among all stakeholders to address challenges such as unhealthy eating habits, inadequate dietary diversity, poor food handling practices, and limited food safety knowledge.” said Nokwazi Dlamini.

As we commemorate World Food Safety Day, let us continue working together to ensure that food is safe from farm to fork, protecting the health and future of our children.

13/06/2026

09/06/2026

The Eswatini National Nutrition Council (ENNC), represented Eswatini at the high-level consultative meeting on the SADC standard for commercially produced complementary Foods (CPCF). Head of Programs, Ms. Siniketiwe Zwane, attended the meeting alongside Mr. Phillip Mndawe (SADCSTAN ExCo Chairperson, ESWASA), Mr. Makhosini Mamba (Health Specialist, UNICEF), and Mrs. Phindile Priscilla Dlamini (SACTRL Regional Coordinator, Ministry of Commerce).

This important milestone will support Eswatini in safeguarding infants and young children from unsuitable complementary food products, strengthening food safety systems, and aligning national regulations with regional standards. Ultimately, it will help ensure that only safe, nutritious, and age-appropriate foods reach the country's youngest population.

08/06/2026

𝐖𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐍𝐨𝐰 𝐨𝐧 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐞𝐝𝐈𝐧!

The Eswatini National Nutrition Council (ENNC) is excited to announce that we are now on LinkedIn!

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• Nutrition education and healthy eating tips
• Food security and food systems update
• Public health and nutrition information
• Child, maternal, and community nutrition initiatives
• Research findings, reports, and policy updates
• National campaigns, events, and commemorations
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08/06/2026

The Ministry of Health Eswatini, through the Eswatini National Nutrition Council (ENNC), joins the global community in commemorating World Food Safety Day 2026 under the theme "From Burden to Solutions: Safe Food Everywhere".

Food safety is essential for preventing foodborne diseases, protecting public health, and ensuring access to safe and nutritious food for all. By promoting safe food handling, preparation, and storage practices at every level, we can reduce the burden of foodborne illnesses and protect the health and well-being of Eswatini.

01/06/2026

𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲'𝐬 𝐃𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐍𝐮𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐔𝐥𝐭𝐫𝐚 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐬 (𝐔𝐏𝐅𝐬)

Many of the foods and drinks we consume every day are ultra-processed (kudla lokwakhiwe). These products often contain added sugars, salt, unhealthy fats, artificial flavours, colours, sweeteners, and preservatives that are not typically used in home cooking.
Examples include soft drinks, chips, sweets, instant noodles, processed meats, packaged cakes and biscuits, and many ready-to-eat meals.

While convenient, regularly consuming large amounts of ultra-processed foods can increase the risk of overweight and obesity, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, and some cancers.

For better health, choose more whole and minimally processed foods such as fruits and vegetables, beans, whole grains, eggs, fish, lean meats, milk, yoghurt, nuts, and seeds.
Small food choices made every day can have a big impact on your health. Choose fresh, choose wholesome, choose health.