Employment support for registered dietitians and dietitians

Training of nutrition professions

In Japan, the Meiji government introduced nutritional science from Europe and the United States and made efforts to improve nutrition as a national policy. As part of this effort, registered dietitians and dietitians were trained and distributed throughout the country to deal with the double burden of malnutrition: under-nutrition and over-nutrition. Registered dietitians and dietitians have contributed greatly to the promotion of healthy and sustainable diets and the building of a nation with a long and healthy life.

Based on this experience, and in accordance with the principles of the Tokyo Nutrition for Growth Summit 2021, we will implement school lunch programs as a starting point for the foundation of nutrition education in one or more countries, mainly in Asia. Furthermore, we will support the education and training of registered dietitians and dietitians, the establishment of nutritionist systems, and the construction of sustainable nutrition improvement infrastructure.

In addition, we will contribute to the eradication of malnutrition in the world by promoting the improvement of nutrition in one or more countries where dietitians are already trained and deployed, through support for the improvement of the skills of the personnel.

Specifically, the eight-year period from April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2030 will be divided into four phases: (1) gathering information on the country in question, exchanging human resources between the two countries, and establishing counter partners (2022-2024); (2) supporting the establishment of an independent school lunch system (2022-2025); (3) supporting the education and training of dietitians and the establishment of a dietitians-nutritionists system (2025-2029); and (4) supporting the employment of dietitians (2029-2030).