[pronut-hiv] Discussions on selected topics on food security/nutrition and HIV/AIDS start on May 15th, 2008

["Eleonore Seumo" <eseumo@aed.org>]

Discussions on selected topics on food security/nutrition and HIV/AIDS  start on May 15th, 2008
 
Topic: "Promising Approaches in Nutrition and HIV, Country Experience with Nutrition-HIV Integration"  
Facilitator: Dr Robert Mwadime 
 
Dr Robert Mwadime works with FANTA/AED as the Regional senior nutrition and HIV/AIDS advisor. He worked for LINKAGES/AED before then. Dr Mwadime comes from an Academic background having been a lecturer at the University of Nairobi, at the Applied Nutrition Unit. Currently he also lectures at Makerere University at the Department of Food Technology and Nutrition. He provided TA to couple of countries in East and Southern Africa in development of guidelines and materials on Nutrition and HIV/AIDS, and also in materials to support counseling, and training. He is working with USAID/EA, WHO and UNICEF/ESARO to organize a regional meeting on monitoring and evaluation of the integration of nutrition in HIV/AIDS care and treatment programs.
 
Please note that your questions and messages on food security/nutrition and HIV are still welcome in parallel with the discussion on selected topics. 
 
Eleonore Seumo,
ProNut-HIV moderator