The NFNC values research in nutrition and nutrition related activities. Below are some important topics, subjects and questions which require research:
- Evaluation of NFNC 2011-2015 strategy on nutrition (progress, implementation, update in current landscape)
- Review of policy guidelines of inpatient treatment of disease and disorders of nutrition (Who governs policy and guidelines?)
- Perception of the role of nutritionists in health care (How are they perceived? What is expected? Training level? How many are needed in health facilities?)
- Surveillance of data to not only include under-nutrition indicators but also over-nutrition non-communicable related nutrition disorders.
- Database of past and on-going nutrition research (including nutrition sensitive projects)
- Evaluation of effectiveness and quality of nutrition training (need for tools to carry out this evaluation)
- Review of external government structures in countries that have succeeded in improving nutrition landscape so as to guide Zambia on way forward.
- Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)
- Determinants of the severity of malnutrition in urban areas of Zambia
- Longitudinal studies of the factors contributing to malnutrition
- Effectiveness of the PD Hearth Model in Social Cash Transfer (SCT) programmes
- Loss of information as a health programme advances, for example, Vitamin A supplementation vis-à-vis Child Health Week routine
- Food Consumption Survey