Nutrition

WHO is launching the Global nutrition policy review and the Essential Nutrition Actions publications

WHO/NND

6 June 2013 -- WHO is launching two publications to assist countries to take forward the global targets and actions of Comprehensive Implementation Plan on maternal, infant and young child nutrition that was adopted by the 65th World Health Assembly in May 2012.

Updates to eLENA

WHO/Christopher Black

05 June 2013 -- Another edition of the WHO electronic Library of Evidence for Nutrition Actions (eLENA) has just been published. The source for the latest evidence-based nutrition guidance now includes seven new intervention topics.

Global targets 2025: To improve maternal, infant and young child nutrition

WHO's Member States have endorsed global targets for improving maternal, infant and young child nutrition and are committed to monitoring progress. The targets are vital for identifying priority areas for action and catalysing global change.

Choosing good nutrition (eLENA video)

WHO Nutrition

This video presents the WHO e-Library of Evidence for Nutrition Actions (eLENA) - an online library of evidence-informed guidelines for an expanding list of nutrition interventions.

Events

Symposium: The WHO evidence-informed guideline development process: implications for vitamin and mineral research priorities

In collaboration with the Micronutrient Initiative
20 April 2013, 3:00 - 5:00 pm (EST), Boston, MA, USA

Consultation: Technical considerations for maize flour and corn meal fortification in public health

In collaboration with the Sackler Institute for Nutrition Science and The Flour Fortification Initiative (FFI)
8 to 9 April 2013, New York, USA

Nutrition seminar

Making breastfeeding a public health priority in the United States

Nutrition Seminar
Tuesday, 26 February 2013
11:00 - 12:00, C202
WHO Geneva, Switzerland