1st Federation of African Nutrition Societies (FANUS) meeting

Under the High Patronage of his Majesty The King Mohammed VIth

The FEDERATION OF AFRICAN NUTRITION SOCIETIES (FANUS)
In collaboration with
MOROCCAN SOCIETY OF NUTRITION (MSN)
organize the
1st Federation of African Nutrition Societies (FANUS) meeting on

“NUTRITION, HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT –an AFRICAN PERSPECTIVE"

First Announcement

Venue & date
The FANUS meeting will be held in Ouarzazate, Morocco on May 7th – 9th, 2007.

The goal of the conference is to create a platform for exchange and communication on the latest developments in nutrition & human development. We sincerely invite you to participate in this critically important African conference. There will be workshops, symposia, free communications and poster sessions.

Official language:
The working language of the FANUS meeting is English

Click here if you will like to attend

Local Organizing Committee Website

The International Advisory Board
- Prof. Nevin Scrimshaw, International Nutrition Foundation (USA)
- Dr Ricardo Uauy President of IUNS
- Dr Elmadfa, President elect of IUNS
- Prof. Mark Wahqvist, Immediate Past President of IUNS
-Dr Anna Lartey, Council Member, IUNS (Ghana)
- Dr Tola Atinmo, President of FANUS (Nigeria)
-Dr Denise Countinho WHO, Geneva
- Dr Claus Leitzmann (Germany)
- Dr Fre Pepping (Wageningen)
- Dr Joseph Hautvast (Wageningen)
- Dr Martin Wiseman, World Cancer Research Fund International (UK)
- Dr Andrew Tomkins (UK)
- Dr Lena Davidsson (IAEA, Vienna)
- Dr Najat Mokhtar (IAEA, Vienna)
- Dr Ruth Oniango, Member of Parliament in Kenya
- Dr Este Vorster, South Africa
- Dr Pauline Kuzwayo (South Africa)
- Dr Joy Kinabo (Tanzania)
- Dr. Koh Chu Sing, Malaysian Palm Oil Promotion Council (Malaysia)
- Dr Geoffrey Cannon, World Health Policy Forum
- Dr Osman Galal (USA)
- Dr Don Short , President, Beverage Institute for Health and Wellness
- Prof. Barbara Burlingame (FAO, Rome)
- Prof. Dr Michael Krawinkel (Germany)
- Dr. Lairon, INSERM, France
- Dr Harriet Kuhnlein (Canada)
- Liuis Serra-Majem (Spain)

Submission of summaries: Preliminary program and call for abstract will appear in the second announcement on the web-site. Participants will be invited to present their abstracts in the following topics :

- Future of Nutritional Sciences
- From Millennium Development Goals to Applied Nutrition Research
- Micronutrient Deficiencies
- Efficacy of Nutrient-rich Biofortified Staple Foods
- Nutrition in Emergencies
- Nutrition and Child Development
- Assessment of Complementary Foods
- The Nutritional Impact of Replacement Feeding
- Nutrition Interventions for Achieving Optimal Foetal Development
- Assessment of Exclusively Breast Feeding Interventions in Africa
- Managing Severely Malnourished Children using Local Foods in Africa
- Nutrition and HIV
- Nutrition and Infection
- Evaluation of Local Food Supplementation on Nutritional Status of People Living with HIV/AIDS in Africa
- Diet, Genome and the Metabolic Syndrome
- The Double Burden of Disease-an African Dilemma
- Place of Mediterranean Diet in Africa
- Food Safety and Security
-Nutrition of School Age Children and the Elderly
- Food Data Bases, Food Consumption Studies, Dietary assessment and all the Methodological Issues
- Cross-cutting Initiative on Nutrition and Biodiversity with a Focus on Composition and Consumption Studies.
- Africa Capacity Development Initiative
- African Graduate Students Network

Local Organizing committee (LOC)
Prof. Rekia Belahsen (LOC Chair, Chouaïb Doukkali University, El Jadida )
Prof. M’Barek Essatara (President of MSN, Hassan II Institute of Agronomy and Veterinary Science, Rabat )
Prof. Abdellatif Bour (Secretary General of MSN, Ibn Tofaïl University, Kenitra )
Prof. W. Benjelloun (Dean of the Faculty of Sciences, Mohammed V University, Rabat )
Dr Mostafa Tyane (Director of Population, Ministry of Health, Rabat)
Dr Amina Saad (Vice-President of MSN, Pediatrician)
Mr A. Bouchanine (FAO/Morocco)
Dr R. Ben Ammar (WHO/Morocco)

Local Organizing Committee Website

 

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Last updated: 01-Feb-2007