Oral presentations - Monday, 16 April 2007
The presentations posted below reflect the presentations made at the Micronutrient Forum meeting in Istanbul, and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Micronutrient Forum.
0900-1000 |
Inauguration of the Micronutrient ForumModerator: Dr. Alfred Sommer Welcome Messages from the Chair of the Micronutrient Forum; Ministry of Health of Turkey; United Nations Children's Fund; Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; World Health Organization; and United States Government Dr. Noel Solomons, Scientific Director, Center for Studies of Sensory Impairment Aging and Metabolism SIGHT AND LIFE Anniversary Acknowledgment Dr. Alfred Sommer, Dean Emeritus and Professor, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health |
1100-1300 |
Status of Micronutrient Programs in TurkeyDr. M. Rifat Kose, General Director of Mother and Child Health and Family Planning, Ministry of Health of Turkey |
1130-1145 |
Overview of the Micronutrient ForumModerator: Dr. Alfred Sommer |
1145-1700 |
Taking Stock: Physiologic Public Health Implications of Population-Based DeficienciesModerators: Dr. Ian Darnton-Hill, Dr. Bruno de Benoist, Dr. Tanju Besler Dr. Bruno de Benoist Dr. Keith P. West, Jr. Dr. Rebecca Stoltzfus Zinc * Dr. Kenneth Brown Dr. Michael Zimmermann Multiple Micronutrients Dr. Lindsay Allen |
Select Day: 16 April | 17 April | 18 April
* The zinc presentation is not available for downloading, however, readers may find this publication useful background to the information presented at the Forum: "Gap Analysis: Information Gaps for Scaling-up Programs to Improve Zinc Nutrition" by Dr. Kenneth Brown prepared for the A2Z Project.