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CAPACITY STRENGTHENING IN NUTRITION-ASIA (CASNA)

CAPACITY STRENGTHENING IN NUTRITION-ASIA (CASNA). Summary of progress 2002-2005. Emorn Wasantwisut Institute of Nutrition, Mahidol University. United Nations System Standing Committee on Nutrition. Working Group on Capacity Development. Task Forces / Steering Committees. Asia. Africa.

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CAPACITY STRENGTHENING IN NUTRITION-ASIA (CASNA)

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  1. CAPACITY STRENGTHENING IN NUTRITION-ASIA (CASNA) Summary of progress 2002-2005 Emorn Wasantwisut Institute of Nutrition, Mahidol University

  2. United Nations System Standing Committee on Nutrition Working Group on Capacity Development Task Forces/Steering Committees Asia Africa Middle East Others Nominations of Task Force Members from UNU, IUNS, INF, ADB, IAEA…...

  3. Capacity Strengthening in Nutrition in Asia (CASNA) • A/Prof Dr Emorn Wasantwisut (Thailand) - Chair • Dr V Prakash (India) • Dr CR Yajnik (India) • Dr Nguyen Cong Khan (Vietnam) • Prof Geok Lin Khor (Malaysia) • A/Prof Dr Widjaja Lukito (Indonesia) • Prof Eiji Marui (Japan) • Prof Xiao Guang Yang (China) • Dr Abdul R Kemal (Pakistan)

  4. CASNA FOCUS: INSTITUTION CAPACITY Core areas • Double burden of malnutrition • - life course approach • Food safety • Food & Nutrition security • Traditional foods • Evaluation of program impact

  5. CASNA Supportive Skills Development 1. Leadership in Nutrition 2. Research Management 3. Technical Writing Regional Workshops on

  6. CASNA Mechanisms 1. Fellowship programs : 2 levels (Junior and Senior) 2. Provide support for institutional training 3. Undertake expert mission These must fit into the CASNA core areas and have to lead to institutional capacity development

  7. Capacity Strengthening in Nutrition in Asia: Built to Last I I I I I I Food Safety Food Security I I I I CASNA I I I I I I I I Double Burden Double Burden I I I I I I Technical Writing Research Management Leadership

  8. Activities 2002 - 2005 • - CASNA Survey : 51 Insts. In Asia • - priority capacity needs • - Symposium “Traditional Foods” • CFTRI/India • Inst. Linkage - NIHN/Japan • - Workshop “Raising the Profile of • Nutrition” Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia • - Applicants to SEA-NLP, Jakarta, Indonesia • - Website : www.casna.net

  9. CASNA Plan 2006 - 2007 • Training Course “Food Safety” • Intl. Symposium “Capacity Building” • Joint WHO/SEARO Workshop “New Growth Reference Standards” • South-East Asia Nutrition Leadership Program

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