The Minister of Health shared that a survey will be conducted to identify the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on nutrition as well as food intake and service delivery practices in the country.
The survey will be conducted through the BruHealth app starting 23rd June 2022, where participants will be randomly selected and invited to complete a questionnaire. The findings from the survey will assist the Ministry of Health in planning a response to reduce the impact during a pandemic on dietary intake in the future. The target group for the survey are mother or guardian of a child under 2 years old; mother or guardian of a child between 2 and 19 years old; Children aged 15 to 18; and pregnant and breastfeeding mothers or new mothers. The public who are invited to participate in the survey are welcome to cooperate by completing the questionnaire in full so that the programme that is planned can be implemented accordingly.
Source: Radio Television Brunei