2008 List of Events
December
WHO Expert Consultation on the waist circumference and waist/hip ratio
Geneva Switzerland, 8-11 December 2008
WHO/UNICEF Technical Consultation on Neonatal Vitamin A Supplementation Research Priorities
Geneva Switzerland, 4-5 December 2008
November
Consultation on nutrition and HIV/AIDS for French speaking African countries
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 17-20 November 2008
First African Flour Fortification Workshop
Arusha, Tanzania, 17-20 November 2008
Joint FAO/WHO Expert Consultation on fats and fatty acids in human nutrition
Geneva Switzerland, 10-14 November 2008
October
Introduction of the Integrated IYCF Counselling Course in Malaysia and building roster of consultants for WPR
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 22-31 October 2008
European Regional Flour Fortification Consultation
Bucharest, Romania, 21-23 October 2008
Meeting on BFHI for Gulf Countries
Qatar, 11-16 October 2008
Consultation on strengthening action to improve feeding of infants and young children 6 to 24 months of age in nutrition and child health programmes
Geneva, Switzerland, 6-9 October 2008
September
Consultation on the dietary management of moderate malnutrition
Organized by WHO (Departments of CAH and NHD) in collaboration with UNICEF, UNHCR, WFP and supported by the IASC Nutrition Cluster
Geneva, Switzerland , 30 September - 3 October 2008
Review of WHO Nutrition Programme
Geneva, Switzerland, 19-20 September 2008
Global IASC Nutrition Cluster Meeting
Nairobi, Kenya, 16-18 September 2008
Global Food Systems and their Impacts on Nutrition and Health for All
New York, USA, 16 September, 2008
15th International Congress of Dietetics
(chairing a session on Childhood Obesity)
Yokohama, Japan , 8-11 September 2008
August
Interagency Landscape Analysis on Countrie' Readiness to Accelerate Action in Reducing Maternal and Child Undernutrition: Country assessment in Peru
Peru, 25-28 August 2008
Technical meeting on Nuclear Techniques in Human Nutrition; Body Composition from Conception through Infancy
Vienna, Austria (organized by IAEA)
, 15-17 August 2008
Olympic Games
Joint leaflet with FOS and SPP
Beijing, China, 8-24 August 2008
Breastfeeding week
1-7 August 2008
July
WHO/FAO Regional Workshop on Nutritional Care and Support for people living with HIV
Johannesburg, South Africa (organized by FAO), 21-23 July 2008
Interagency Landscape Analysis on Countrie' Readiness to Accelerate Action in Reducing Maternal and Child Undernutrition: Country assessment in Ghana
Ghana, 14-18 July 2007
Monitoring and Evaluation meeting for nutrition and HIV/AIDS programming
Entebbe, Uganda (organized by FANTA), 13-16 July 2008
Training of Trainers workshop for Francophone AFR - Training course for child growth assessment/WHO child growth standards
Ouidah, Benin, 7-18 July 2008
June
31st Session of the Codex Commission
Geneva, Switzerland, 30 June - 4 July 2008
Pacific Health Summit 2008
The Global Nutrition Challenge
Seattle, USA, 16-18 June 2008
Francophone AFRO TOT workshop for the WHO Child Growth Standards
Ouidah, Benin, 10-20 June 2008
Informal meeting of BFHI coordinators and focal points in industrialized countries
Geneva, Switzerland, 2-4 June 2008
May
High-level policy makers' briefing meeting on the Landscape Analysis
Geneva, Switzerland, 21 May 2008
April
Consultation on strategies for scaling up protection, promotion and support of breastfeeding at community level
Geneva, Switzerland, 28-30 April 2008
An Advance Workshop of the Pacific Health Summit
Obesity, Associated Diseases, and Personal health: Addressing the Global Nutrition Challenge
London, England, 7 April 2008
March
The 35th Annual Session of the UN Standing Committee on Nutrition (SCN)
Hanoi, Vietnam, 3-7 March 2008
January
Launch of The Lancet series on Maternal and Child Undernutrition
London and Washington DC, 16 January 2008
Infant and Young Child Feeding Counselling: An Integrated Course
Istanbul, Turkey, 14 - 18 January 2008