Second phase of Paraguay’s national food survey begins tomorrow in Ñeembucú and Concepción

The second phase of Paraguay’s National Food and Nutrition Survey will begin Monday, September 7, in the departments of Ñeembucú and Concepción. Technical teams from the National Institute of Food and Nutrition will conduct household visits.

The survey seeks information on families’ sociodemographic conditions, food security, food consumption and physical activity. The Health Ministry says the results will help strengthen public policies, including the “Zero Hunger” program.

In Ñeembucú, teams will visit Alberdi and Pilar from September 7 to 11, Villa Oliva from September 14 to 19, and Villa Oliva, Pilar and Villa Franca from September 21 to 26. In Concepción, visits to Itacua and Paso Barreto are scheduled for September 7 to 12.

The work targets households with schoolchildren who took part in the initial baseline study conducted in January and February. The second phase will include socioeconomic data collection, food-security analysis, measurements of weight, height and waist circumference, biochemical assessments, physical-activity monitoring and dietary surveys.

The government said the teams will work in clearly identified nutrition brigades. Staff will carry visible credentials and official vests from the National Institute of Food and Nutrition and the Ministry of Public Health and Social Welfare. Officials asked parents and guardians to cooperate with the visits.

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