Addressing malnutrition in all its forms in Southeast Asia: Actions guided by data, inspired by community

To review the burden of malnutrition in SE Asia. To identify opportunities for strengthening the national data system to guide policy and program implementation through the country case studies, focusing on maternal nutrition within the framework of the first 1000 day. To critically review the potentials of community-based interventions to address the multiple burden of malnutrition and identify opportunities amidst the challenges

Presentations:

• 5:00 AM – 6:30 AM EST

  Introduction-Addressing malnutrition in all its forms in Southeast Asia: Actions guided by data, inspired by community
  Corazon Barba – Institute of Human Nutrition and Food, University of the Philippines Los Banos; Emorn Udomkesmalee, PhD – Institute of Nutrition, Mahidol University, Thailand
• 5:00 AM – 6:30 AM EST

  1-South East Asia in Transition: the multiple malnutrition burden
  Juliawati Untoro, PhD – World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific
• 5:00 AM – 6:30 AM EST

  Evidence guided actions for maternal nutrition: excerpts from three country case studies in Southeast Asia (Indonesia, Philippines and Thailand)
  Rina Agustina – Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia (FMUI)
• 5:00 AM – 6:30 AM EST

  Community-based interventions to address multiple burdens of malnutrition in Southeast Asia: what works & what are required
  Pattanee Winichagoon, PhD – Institute of Nutrition, Mahidol University, Thailand
• 5:00 AM – 6:30 AM EST

  Panel discussion will address the opportunity and challenges in light of the issues highlighted in the two presentations, to address the burden of malnutrition in Southeast Asia. Health system, Economics/urbanization, Food systems and trade, Social Protection
  Emorn Udomkesmalee, PhD – Institute of Nutrition, Mahidol University, Thailand; Cecilia S. Acuin, MD, PhD – University of the Philippines Los Baños; Roland Kupka, ScD – UNICEF East Asia & Pacific Regional Office; Purnima Menon – IFPRI; Sutayut Osornprasop – IFPRI
• 5:00 AM – 6:30 AM EST

  Conclusions-Addressing malnutrition in all its forms in Southeast Asia: Actions guided by data, inspired by community
  Corazon Barba – Institute of Human Nutrition and Food, University of the Philippines Los Banos; Emorn Udomkesmalee, PhD – Institute of Nutrition, Mahidol University, Thailand