National Department of Health creates a new Chief Directorate

Abstract

For several years, there has been an ongoing discussion on the need to place Nutrition and Dietetics on a more senior level within the Department’s of Health’s management structure. This would enable the current Directorate of Nutrition to attain more direct representation with regard to the many and significant priorities in Nutrition and Dietetics in the country. The recent creation of the new Chief Directorate: Health Promotion and Nutrition has addressed this long-awaited development.