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Re: [pronut-hiv] Micronutrients training
- From: "cener" <cener@wananchi.com>
- Date: Mon, 1 Aug 2005 18:27:12 +0300
Just a reminder on Micronutrient training to be held in Nairobi Hsoiptal for Nutritionist/dieticians and HIV health workers on Saturday 6th Augsut 2004.Any sugestions are welcomed. the speakers will be experts in the
Micronutrients and research areas.
Topics to be covered include
8.45 - 9.00 Overview on HIV/AIDS and Micro-nutrients
9.00 - 9.20 Magnitude of the Problem
9.20 - 9.40 Causes of Micronutrient Deficiency
9.40 - 10.00 Open discussion
10.00 - 10.20 Tea Break
Session 2: Micronutrients and disease
10.20 - 10.50 Micronutrients and the immune system
10.50 - 11.20 Effects of Micro-nutrients on MTCT
11.20 - 11.50 The role of Zinc and Vit A on HIV/AIDS disease
progression, Reserach experience in Thika Hosiptal
11.50 - 12. 20 Vita A and HIV
12.20 - 12.40 Open discussion
12. 40 - 1.20 LUNCH
Session 3: Strategies for Combating Micronutrient Malnutrition
1.20 - 1.50 Traditional foods as a source of micronutrient
1.50 - 2.10 Micro-nutrients in genetically modified foods
2.10 - 2.30 Fighting hidden hunger in Kenya a Multi-Pronged
strategy approach
2.30 - 2.50 Open discussions
Session 4: Role of Dieticians/Nutritionist in combating micronutrient
Malnutrition Chair: Bertha Ochola
2.50 - 3.10 Micronutrient supplementation in critically ill
3.10 - 3.40 Government Policy on micro-nutrients and the role
of Nutrition/dieticians
3.40 - 4.00 Micro-nutrient certification and regulation
4.00 - 4.10 Role of Industry -
4.10 - 4. 30 Open discussions
4.20 - 40.40 Experience Exchange (what are we doing to educate
the public and what can we do)Community projectsGovernment -Hospitals private -Community Projects
4.40 - 5.20 Sessions wrap up and synopsis
5.20 - 6.00 Tea break and Networking
Alice Ndong
Nutrition Consultant
Center For Nutrition Education and Research
P.O.Box 8105,00200, Nairobi K.
Tel: 254-020-2711447 (DL) or 2711611
Cell: 254-722-816-240
Email: cener@wananchi.com
GOOD NUTRITION IS AGELSS
"Taking drugs without eating properly is like washing hands and drying them
in the dirt"
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