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Webinar: Public Food Procurement for NCD Prevention [10 September 2026]
- https://dullahomarinstitute.org.za/events/webinar-public-food-procurement-for-ncd-prevention-10-september-2026
- Webinar: Public Food Procurement for NCD Prevention [10 September 2026]
- 2026-09-10T15:30:00+02:00
- 2026-09-10T17:00:00+02:00
- The Socio-Economic Rights Project at the Dullah Omar Institute, University of the Western Cape, invites you to a webinar on public food procurement and its potential contribution to the prevention of diet-related non-communicable diseases in South Africa.
- What news: SER
- When 10 Sep, 2026 from 03:30 PM to 05:00 PM (Africa/Johannesburg / UTC200)
- Where Zoom
- Contact Name Crystal Nitsckie
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Unhealthy diets are an important risk factor for non-communicable diseases, including cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and some cancers. At the same time, public institutions purchase and provide food to millions of people through schools, health facilities, correctional facilities and other state programmes. The standards and processes used to purchase this food therefore have direct implications for nutrition, health, food security, public expenditure and local food systems.
The webinar will consider how South Africa can use public purchasing more deliberately to support healthier food environments while meeting the constitutional requirements of fairness, equity, transparency, competitiveness and cost-effectiveness. It will draw on recent research on public food procurement and examine the legal framework, procurement practice, implementation challenges and opportunities for stronger monitoring and accountability.
The discussion will consider
- The relationship between public food procurement and the rights to food, health and children's basic nutrition;
- The use of nutrition standards and other public-interest criteria in food procurement;
- Practical challenges arising in the procurement, delivery and monitoring of food in public institutions;
- Opportunities for sustainable sourcing and the participation of local and small-scale suppliers; and
- The role of transparency, oversight and civil-society engagement in strengthening accountability.
The webinar is intended for policymakers, procurement and supply-chain practitioners, researchers, public-health and human-rights professionals, civil-society organisations, food-system stakeholders and members of the public interested in the prevention of diet-related NCDs.
Following registration, participants will receive a confirmation email with information on how to join the webinar.
We acknowledge the O’Neill Institute, Georgetown University Law Centre, Washington, DC, USA for their generous support in making this webinar possible.