1ère JOURNEE : Lundi 22 septembre 2008 8h30 - 11h00 : Ouverture officielle. Inscription des participants Cérémonie d'ouverture officielle : CONSULTER L'ALBUM PHOTOS Visite des stands d'affichage 11h00 - 12h00 : Réception /Pause Café 12h00 - 12h15 : Orientation technique Président - DG, OOAS Rapporteurs : Points Focaux : Cote d' Ivoire ; Ghana Présentation des participants Présentation des Objectifs et du Programme de la Réunion : Élection du Comité de rédaction du rapport Rôle des (...)

Information on Hotel Reservation Rooms will be reserved for delegates as soon as their travel itinery is known. Delegates are requested to communicate their travel itinery to the email address below for the required hotel reservation to be made for them. Email address: kconteh@hki.org and copy to: omoscott@hotmail.com ECOWAS NUTRITION FORUM 2008- FREETOWN , SIERRA LEONE ECOWAS NUTRITION FORUM 2008- FREETOWN , SIERRA LEONE CONFERENCE HOTELS HOTEL AND CONTACT ADDRESS/LOCATION (...)

Conference Hotels Information for Conference Delegates ELEVENTH ECOWAS NUTRITION FORUM FREETOWN, SIERRA LEONE SEPTEMBER 22-26-2008 « FOOD AND NUTRITION SECURITY IN WEST AFRICA: PROBLEMATIC, OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES » This forum is organized for 13 years and gathers stakeholders and partners, involved in nutrition interventions in the 15 ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African States ) Each form focuses on a special topic identified by partners and member states representatives (...)

CONTEXTE Le Programme de Leadership Africain en Nutrition (PLAN) est un atelier de formation de futurs leaders dans le domaine de la Nutrition en Afrique. Il est organisé dans le cadre du Programme de l'Alimentation et Nutrition pour l'Europe et l'Afrique de l'Université des Nations Unies (UNU) et en partenariat avec le Programme Africain de Leadership en Nutrition (ANLP) et l'Union Internationale des Sciences de la Nutrition (IUNS). Des ateliers similaires de formation sur le Leadership (...)

Objectives. This study aimed to examine the geographical patterns of underweight children in Africa by combining information on prevalence with the numbers of malnourished children (headcounts) at a sub national level. Methods. The analysis was carried out for 53 countries in Africa, using data from Demographic and Health Surveys, and Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys, both of which follow standardized sampling frames, data collection and analyses. Low weight-for-age for children under 3 (...)