Expected output Required Action as specified in PoA Time frame Progress Strategies for ensuring children’s health and development need improvement National School Nutrition Programme, including social mobilization for food gardens implemented Ongoing The National School Nutrition Programme, which was initially targeted at primary school children, has been extended to some poor secondary schools Multi-sectoral, collaborative partnerships, strategies and programmes to reduce the prevalence of HIV and the impact of AIDS, TB, Malaria and other communicable diseases are implemented Nutrition Programmes implemented in pre-primary schools that cater for needy children The National School Nutrition Programme continues its roll-out to primary school children Community— based feeding scheme for disadvantaged children Government established the Integrated Food Security and Nutrition Programme (IFSNP). The main objectives are to increase household food production, improve income generation and nutrition and food safety Local, provincial and national consultative conferences on public health, HIV and AIDS strategies, with an emphasis on implementation The Public Health Summit held in March 2010 endorsed government’s 10 Point Plan of the Health Sector 2009-2014. The Plan, amongst others, prioritises accelerated implementation of the HIV/AIDS and STI National Strategic Plan, increased focus on TB and other communicable diseases, review iof the drug policy, provision of strategic leadership and creation of a social compact with organs of civil society In April 2010, South Africa began an extensive HIV Counseling and Testing (HCT) Campaign. The President, Deputy-President, and Cabinet Ministers, Provincial Premiers as well as private sector and civil society leaders publicly took HIV tests to encourage testing and to destigmatise HIV. 82 Remarks