Malawi National Multi-Sector Nutrition Policy

A Malawian government policy framework, first launched as the National Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Policy and Strategic Plan for 2018 to 2022 by then First Lady Gertrude Mutharika in Lilongwe on 20 June 2018, coordinated by the Department of Nutrition, HIV and AIDS, which serves as the policy's secretariat for direction, guidance, implementation coordination and monitoring and evaluation. The policy addresses the root causes of malnutrition in Malawi, spanning poverty, poor dietary practices and systemic weaknesses across the health, agriculture and education sectors, and calls for preventive, community-driven interventions rather than treatment alone. Malawi renewed the framework as the National Multisector Nutrition Policy and Strategic Plan for 2025 to 2030 under the theme Nourishing Malawi, Building a Healthier Future Together, organized around six strategic priorities including prevention of malnutrition across vulnerable groups, treatment and management of nutrition-related disorders, and promotion of healthy diets through more sustainable food systems.