Adolescent Nutrition
Current Progress and Looking Ahead
Emergency Nutrition Network (ENN), UNICEF and Save the Children hosted a two-days virtual meeting on 9th and 10th February 2021 on 'Adolescent Nutrition: Current Progress and Looking Ahead'. Supported by Ireland's Department of Foreign Affairs.
Listen to presenters and panellists discuss and answer questions on adolescent nutrition.
Day 1
Day 1
Day 1 Agenda
• Welcome and introduction to the meeting - Emily Mates (ENN)
• Adolescent nutritional status - setting the scene. An overview of adolescent nutrition status across 7 global regions - Dr. Natasha Lelijveld and Dr. Stephanie Wrottesley (ENN)
• Youth-led solutions for better nutrition in Indonesia (BISA project) - Dr. Dee Jupp (Empatika). Slides are available here.
• Q&A on presentations
• Panel discussion - Youth Engagement in Adolescent Nutrition
Moderator
Sophie Healy-Thow (SUN LEAD group member)
Participants
Dipty Chowdry (Bangladesh)
Tasha Mhakayakora (UK)
Webster Makombe (Zimbabwe)
Day 2
Day 2
Day 2 Agenda
• Welcome and introduction to the day with a recap of day 1 - Natalie Roschnik (Save the Children)
• Food and Me: how adolescents experience nutrition across the world - Dr. Catharine Fleming (University of Western Sydney, Australia). Slides are available.
• Upcoming Lancet mini-series on Adolescent Nutrition - Dr. Lynnette Neufeld (GAIN and Series co-lead)
• Q&A on presentations
• Panel discussion government and organisational perspectives
Moderator
Deepika Sharma (UNICEF)
Participants
Ms. Esi Amoaful (Ghana Health Services)
Dr. Sumita Gosh (MOHFW - India)
Ms. Vilma Tyler (UNICEF)
Dr. Yaw Addo (Centers for Disease Control)
Dr. Sascha Lamstein (USAID Advancing Nutrition)
Prof. Wafaie Fawzi (Harvard School of Public Health)