This project is coordinated by IRD, Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement
NUTRIPASS "Prevention of malnutrition and associated pathologies" department
UMR Nutripass
BP 64501
911, avenue Agropolis
34394 Montpellier Cedex
FRANCE
Jacques BERGER , Coordinator
Gentiane BLANCHARD , Manager
Tel : + 33 (0)4 67 41 63 67
Fax: + 33 (0)4 67 41 61 57
Advisoring Board and experts supporting the project
Composition
The External Advisory Board is composed of 6 experts chosen in consideration of their implication and individual expertise and experience in S&T cooperation between Europe and South-East Asia. The Advisory board includes a representative from main international organizations working in nutrition.
- France Begin , Nutrition Advisor at UNICEF Asia and the Pacific
- Barrie Margetts , Professor at the University of Southampton, President of the World Public Health Nutrition Association (WPHNA)
- Regina Moench-Pfanner , Senior Director, Innovation and Technical Services at Global Allaince for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)
- Luca Tommaso Cavalli-Sforza , Regional Adviser in Nutrition, at World Human Organization, (WHO) Regional Office for the Western Pacific
- Marie Ruel , Poverty, Health, Nutrition Division Director, at International Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
- Jean-François Grongnet , Senior Researcher, at Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), France
Role
This advisory structure is implemented in order to provide the SMILING consortium with independent, high-level advice on strategic direction. While the External Advisory Board does not have an executive decision making function, it is intended to provide high level steering and guidance.
The External Advisory Board is invited especially for the three project assemblies: the kick-off meeting in Montpellier, France (March 2012), the mid term Assemblee in Indonesia (January 2013), the Final Assemblee in Phnom Penh, Cambodia (December 2013).
"SMILING for Action", Final dissemination event, 3rd April, Phnom-Penh, Cambodia
The final dissemination event will be organized Thursday 3rd of April 2014, at Sofitel Phnom-Penh, Cambodia. The five national roadmaps of priority interventions to prevent micronutrient deficiencies during the project will be presented to a large audience of stakeholders, policymakers, representatives of International organizations involved in nutrition policies implementation.
Publication on the project in "Food and Nutrition Bulletin"
The SMILING project was the topic of a publication in Food and Nutrition Bulletin , vol. 34, no. 2 (sup.), "The SMILING project: A North–South–South collaborative action to prevent micronutrient deficiencies in women and young children in Southeast Asia" Berger J. et al
SMILING outcomes at the Micronutrient Forum Conference
Two presentations at the Micronutrient Forum Global Conference (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, June 2014) will be about specically SMILING. Many researchers from the project will present outcomes related to the project.
The SMILING project is financially supported by the European Commission under the 7th Framework Programme (GA: 289616)