CAPACITY STRENGTHENING IN NUTRITION-ASIA (CASNA) Summary of progress Emorn Wasantwisut Institute of Nutrition, Mahidol University
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 …...
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)
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
CASNA Supportive Skills Development 1. Leadership in Nutrition 2. Research Management 3. Technical Writing Regional Workshops on
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
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
Activities 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 :
CASNA Plan 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