2006 Events
December
Meeting on Regional Nutrition Strategy for Africa with all African member states
Brazzavile, Congo, 3-7 December 2006
November
EMRO regional workshop on national nutrition policy and plan formulation and implementation
Cairo, Egypt, 26-30 November 2006
Joint efforts to reduce iodine deficiency in Romaina
Bucharest, Romania, 26-29 November 2006
2nd meeting of the Network for capacity development in nutrition in Central and Eastern Europe
Budapest, 16-17 November 2006
WHO European Ministerial Conference on Counteracting Obesity
Istanbul, Turkey, 15-17 November 2006
European Food Safety Authority, Scientific Conference on Nutrition and Health Claims
Bologna, Italy, 7-10 November 2006
Introduction of the IYCF: A integrated course for SEAR and EMR Regions
Islamabad, Pakistan, 4-18 November 2006
ENN Strategy Workshop on Infant and Young Child Feeding in emergencies
London, UK, 1-3 November 2006
October
228th Session of the Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dieatry Uses (CCNFSDU)
Chiang Mai, Thailand, 30 October - 3 November 2006
HIV and Infant Feeding technical consultation
(WHO on behalf of IATT)
Geneva, Switzerland, 25-27 October 2006
Breast milk nutrition and Italian Network of the breastfeeding network
Trieste, Italy, 19 to 21 October 2006
Participation in the "Congreso de la Sociedad Española de Senologia y Patologia de Mama"
(Spanish BFHI meeting)
Carcares, Spain, 19-21 October 2006
Multi country meeting of BFHI in the context of HIV
Kathmandu, Nepal, 9-13 October 2006
Geneva meeting on Indicators for assessing complementary feeding
Geneva, Switzerland, 3-4 October 2006
IASC Nutrition Cluster Working Group Meeting
Rome, Italy, 4-6 October 2006
SCN Working Group on Nutrition in Emergencies Meeting
Rome, Italy, 2-4 October 2006
September
I World Congress of Public Health Nutrition
Barcelona, Spain, 28-30 September 2006
Collaboration with WR/Cambodia on IYCF on strengthening preservice education, including HIV and infant feeding
Phnom Phen, Cambodia, 25-30 September 2006
Regional Training on the Management of Severe Malnutrition
Tanzania, 20-30 September 2006
WHO/UNICEF Strategy Seminar on the BFHI in industrialized countries - Coordinators meeting
Berlin, Germany, 18-21 September 2006
Expert Consultative Meeting on the African Region Nutritional Strategy
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 6-8 September 2006
August
BFHI in HIV context inter-country meeting in South Africa
South Africa, 28-31 August 2006
International AIDS Conference (IAC) - "Time to deliver"
Toronto, Canada, 13-18 August 2006
July
International Lactation Consultant Association (ILCA) Conference
Philadelphia, USA, 12-16 July 2006
June
Nutrition and HIV/AIDS London Conference, Concern
London, UK, 29 June 2006
Multiple micronutrient supplementation in pregnancy
Organized in Geneva by RMN/NHD, UNICEF and SCN, 26-28 June 2006
The Presidents Emergency Plan for Aids Relieve Annual Meeting
The 2006 HIV/AIDS Implementers Meeting (PEPFAR)
Durban, South Africa, 12-15 June 2006
WHO Expert consultation on prevention and control of iron deficiency in children from various environments
It is jointly organized by RMN/NHD and CAH in Lyon, 12-15 June 2006
IAEA Meeting on Nutrition and HIV/AIDS
Vienna, Austria 6-8 June 2006
PAHO/AMRO Technical Consultation on the Regional Strategy and Plan of Action on Nutrition and Development
Guatemala City, Guatemala, 1-2 June 2006
May
Meeting on Pediatrics and HIV/AIDS
WHO is joining efforts with NIH in planning a consultation being hosted at NIH in Washington, DC for the development of guidelines for children living with HIV/AIDS, 10-12 May 2006
April
Regional meeting for assessing progress in implementing the Global Strategy for IYCF in South-East Asia Region
Jaipur, India 27-30 April 2006
Launch of the WHO Child Growth Standards
WHO HQ, Geneva 27 April 2006
March
33rd Session of the UN Standing Committee on Nutrition (SCN)
Hosted by WHO HQ, Geneva 13-17 March 2006
WHO/GFATM meeting for the development of guidelines to assist countries in incorporating nutrition into funding proposals
WHO HQ, Geneva 9-10 March 2006
February
First introduction of the revised BFHI meterials in HIV context in Eastern Mediterranean Region
Oman, 15-22 February 2006
Review of trials on multiple micronutrient supplementation in pregnancy with UNICEF and SCN
Geneva, February 2006
Introduction of the IYCF Counselling: A integrated course for GCC countries
Bahrain, 18-24 November 2006