Advancing Nutrition Advocacy in Ghana

The Ghana Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (GAND), in collaboration with its members and strategic partners, continues to lead nutrition advocacy, professional development, and public engagement across Ghana.

Championing Front-of-Pack Warning Labels (FOPWL)

A central pillar of GAND’s advocacy is the promotion of Front-of-Pack Warning Labels (FOPWL) to foster healthier food environments and reduce the growing burden of diet-related non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Through stakeholder engagements, public campaigns, and targeted communication strategies, GAND is contributing to national efforts to reform food labelling systems, empowering consumers to make informed dietary choices and holding the food industry to greater accountability.

Maternal and Child Nutrition (MCN) Advocacy

Recognising nutrition as a foundational pillar of child development and national growth, GAND and its partners are actively engaged in Maternal and Child Nutrition (MCN) advocacy. Through the Nourishing Futures campaign, GAND collaborates with SEND Ghana, the Eleanor Crook Foundation, and other public health actors to advocate for increased government investment in nutrition, particularly for women and children. These efforts underscore the vital link between adequate nutrition, improved learning outcomes, and long-term human capital development.

Nourishing Futures campaign — MCN advocacy visual

Nourishing Futures campaign — MCN advocacy visual

Media Engagements with SEND Ghana

GAND has amplified its advocacy reach through strategic media partnerships with SEND Ghana, leveraging television, radio, and digital platforms to raise public awareness on critical nutrition issues, including FOPWL and MCN financing. These engagements have helped shape public discourse, strengthened calls for evidence-based policy action, and elevated nutrition as a national priority in Ghana.

GAND President discussing Nourishing Futures on Woezor TV

Stakeholder Engagement Meeting on Food Policy Campaign

In its commitment to professional excellence, GAND continues to organise Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programmes for nutritionists and dietitians. Covering clinical nutrition, public health nutrition, and emerging global trends, these programmes ensure that practitioners remain competent, current, and responsive to evolving nutrition challenges in Ghana and beyond.

Stakeholder engagement — panel discussion on food policy media campaign

COND 2026 official flyer — 4–7 August 2026, University for Development Studies, Tamale

Through its integrated work in FOPWL advocacy, MCN campaigns, media engagement, professional development, and strategic partnerships, GAND continues to position itself as the leading voice for nutrition and improved health outcomes in Ghana and across Africa.

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FOPWL Advocacy Events — Photo Gallery

The following images document key Front-of-Pack Warning Label (FOPWL) advocacy events conducted by GAND, VAST Ghana and SEND Ghana across Ghana, engaging communities, nutrition professionals, policymakers, and the public in the campaign to promote mandatory food warning labels.

FOPWL Stakeholder Engagement — Community workshop participants gather for a group photo FOPWL Advocacy Session — Virtual stakeholder consultation on Front-of-Pack Warning Labels

(Left) FOPWL Key Stakeholders — Nutrition professionals and participants policy advocates at the engagement meeting Ghana

(Right) FOPWL Presentation — GAND President addressing on mandatory front-of-pack warning labelling

(Left) FOPWL Working Groups — Participants in breakout session discussing food policy questions

(Right) FOPWL Community Awareness — Audience at the FOPWL community sensitisation event

FOPWL Children’s Participation — Young consumers FOPWL Community Group Photo — Participants and engage with the ‘Know What You Eat’ campaign advocates at the FOPWL public awareness event

Source: https://iuns.org/2026/05/advancing-nutr ... -in-ghana/