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
Ministry of Health of Vietnam - National Institute of Nutrition
The Institute of Nutrition
The National Institute of Nutrition is a research Institute on Nutrition at national level which was established since 1980 on the Decision of the Prime Minister of the country. NIN belongs to the Vietnam Ministry of Health and has a system of Centers which implement nutrition activities such as Provincial Preventive Health Center, District Preventive Health Center, Communal Health Unit and Nutrition Collaborators. NIN consists of Departments responsible for Community Nutrition, Micronutrients, and school nutrition researches.
Furthermore, yearly nutrition surveillance is also one of the tasks of NIN. Besides that, the nutrition counselling centres for children and adults have been launched recently. In order to evaluate micronutrient deficiencies, a biochemical laboratory is available at NIN.
This lab routinely determines indicators of deficiencies of iron, zinc, vitamin A, calcium, vitamin D, folate, vitamin B12 and also has the capacity to do blood biochemical indicators to diagnose nutrition related non-communicable diseases.
Main tasks in the project
The NIN will be co-leader of WP3 (FCT). In addition, the NIN will give input in WP2 (data and intervention mapping), WP4 (linear programming), and WP7 (integration in national policies).
"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)