In spite of clear messages on the importance and advantages of breastfeeding, promotion and sales of breast-milk substitutes, such as infant formula, follow-up formula and other products intended to partially or fully replace breast-milk, continues unabated. Global sales of breast-milk substitutes currently total US$ 44.8 billion, and are expected to rise to US$ 70.6 billion […]
The Africa Nutritional Epidemiology Conference (ANEC) is the leading regional nutrition conference in Africa held biennially in various parts of the continent. ANEC provides a forum for nutrition scientists, public health professionals, academics, students and field-based workers in Africa and the rest of the world to meet regularly to share their research findings and best […]
The 2017 Global Nutrition Report shows that, despite the significant steps the world has taken towards improving nutrition and associated health burdens over recent decades, nutrition is still a large-scale and universal problem. Too many people are being left behind from the benefits of improved nutrition. Yet when we look at the wider context, the […]
The African Nutrition Society and the Food and Nutrition Society of Ethiopia are organizing the 8th edition of the Africa Nutritional Epidemiology Conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on October 1-5, 2018. Main Theme: “Multi-stakeholder nutrition actions in Africa: translating evidence into policies, and programmes for impact” Sub-themes: Scaling up nutrition: effective actions and best practices Effective […]
The ANH Academy and the African Nutrition Society are delighted to announce a new webinar series exploring critical links between agriculture, livelihoods, health and individual and household nutrition in Africa. The webinars invite early career researchers from across the Academy and ANS membership to discuss research methodologies, metrics and policy implications of studies that seek to better understand, […]
The Cameroon Nutritional Science Society is organizing the CNSS NATIONAL CONFERENCE under the theme Nutrition for longevity and sustainable development, on 10th-12th October 2017, at the University of Yaoundé 1, Yaoundé, Cameroon. For more info, visit the CNSS website : http://camnutritionalscience.org/
The eNutrition Academy is offering a course on dietary intake assessment for free. Students are encouraged to register and enroll by visiting the course website: the-enutrition-academy.teachable.com After finishing the course, participants are asked to give their feedback by completing a survey: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/3YNP56K
ANS SUB-REGIONAL CONFERENCE LET’S GO AFRICA FOUNDATION (LGAF) in partnership with AFRICAN NUTRITION SOCIETY AND OTHER LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS PRESENT THE 2ND ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON “FOOD SECURITY, DIETARY PRACTICE AND NON COMMUNICABLE DISEASES IN AFRICA” THEME CANCER, A GROWING DISEASE BURDEN IN GHANA DATE 27TH JULY, 2017 VENUE THE EXECUTIVE CONFERENCE CENTRE, GHANA INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT […]
Université Mohammed VI des Sciences de la Santé Faculté des Sciences et Techniques de Santé Assistant Professor in Medical Imaging (1 opening) Assistant Professor in Nursing (1 opening) View the job posting on the university’s website.
Abstract submission is open for IUNS 21st International Congress of Nutrition hosted by The Sociedad Argentina de Nutrición in Buenos Aires, Argentina in October 15-20, 2017. Deadline: March 31, 2017 Website: http://www.icn2017.com/