The National Nutrition Institute (Cairo Egypt) is a Governmental Public enterprise established since 1955.

                 It is one of the 18 Organizations affiliated to the General Organization of Teaching Hospitals and Institutes (GOTHI) which is affiliated to the Egyptian Ministry of Health (MOH) having HE the Ministry of Health as the Chairman of the GOTHI.

                 The NNI has a long history of experience in monitoring of the nutrition situation, food consumption, nutrition habits, nutrition – related morbidities ….etc within the Egyptian community.

Having conducted many national surveys and field studies it has a rich archive of studies and publications.

                 The NNI was designated in 1992 to become one of the worldwide WHO / Collaborating Centers in human nutrition especially in Research & Training. This designation has been ongoing since then in recognition of the Institutes activities, uniqueness and expertise both at National and Regional levels.

                 The Institute also plays a major role within the National Food Safety & Control system as it is responsible for registering & licensing special dietary foods and also for its involvement in establishing and updating national food standards.

                 The institute provides preventive and curative services through its outpatient clinics in various specialties. NNI also is a major partner with MOHP, MOE, MOSS and UN Agencies such as WHO, FAO, UNICEF, WFP, UNESCO, UNU in planning & implementing & monitoring nation wide nutrition programs such as the flour fortification of Baladi Bread Flour with Fe & Vitamins, the national Salt iodization, the School Feeding Program, the school Fe supplementation program. Vit. A deficiency prevention program to mothers & infants after birth ……etc.

                 NNI also has a very active Training and Capacity Building program through its unique Training center which provides training courses to national and regional health / nutrition workers.

The unique Food analysis laboratories within the institute provide services to all researchers to analyse food items and the Institute also updates, the National Food Composition Tables every 10 years.

Many Publications are issued yearly by the Institute in many specializations.

                 The National Nutrition Institute is considered the main National Authority /Organization with nutrition and Food Safety technical and advisory capacity in the Egyptian Government (MOH) for Nutritional Sciences.

The Mission is to:

-    Encourage, foster and maintain the highest standards in the practice of human nutrition.

-    Conduct nutrition capacity building programs through training courses, workshops and seminars for health providers in Egypt.

-    Develop and implement innovative practical nutritional assessment and intervention strategies.

-    Control and manage nutritional deficiencies in Egypt.

-    Raise food and nutrition awareness among the Egyptian population.

-    Conduct food quality assurance and conformity to standards for all supplementary food production processes in Egypt.

-    Conduct field research and surveys to monitor the nutritional status in Egypt. 

-    Work in collaboration with other nutrition units in Egypt and the Middle East for nutrition capacity building.