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Food Based Dietary Guidelines for Sri Lankans - Practitioners' Handbook

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The Nutrition Division of the Ministry of Health has successfully completed the formulation of Food Based Dietary Guidelines and has organized the launch of the practitioners’ handbook to disseminate information on the guidelines.

 

Date                : 22nd August 2022

Time               : 9am – 11am

Venue             : BMICH , Lavender Hall

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