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

2 Working Group on Capacity Development United Nations System Standing Committee on Nutrition Task Forces / Steering Committees Africa Asia 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 1)Double burden of malnutrition - life course approach 2)Food safety 3)Food & Nutrition security 4)Traditional foods 5)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 CASNA I I I I I I Food Safety I I I I I I Double Burden I I I I I I Food Security Capacity Strengthening in Nutrition in Asia: Built to Last I I I I I I Double Burden Leadership Research Management Technical Writing

8 2002 - 2005 Activities 2003 - CASNA Survey : 51 Insts. In Asia - priority capacity needs 2004 - Symposium “Traditional Foods” CFTRI/India Inst. Linkage - NIHN/Japan 2005 - 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” Training Course “Food Safety” Intl. Symposium “Capacity Building” Intl. Symposium “Capacity Building” Joint WHO/SEARO Workshop “New Growth Reference Standards” Joint WHO/SEARO Workshop “New Growth Reference Standards” South-East Asia Nutrition Leadership Program South-East Asia Nutrition Leadership Program


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