SEPTEMBER 16, 2020: SESSIONS
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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2020
Conference Hashtag: #Deliver4Nutrition
Time: 11:30-13:00 IST
THEMATIC SESSION 4: Scaling up interventions to tackle anemia
Co-chairs: Samuel Scott, International Food Policy Research Institute; Kapil Yadav, All India institute of Medical Sciences
Opening remarks by co-chairs
Factors associated with increased adherence to iron and folic acid supplementation among pregnant women
Mini Varghese, Nutrition International
A socio-normative intervention to reduce anemia in Odisha
Lipika Patro, IPE Global
Addressing adolescent anemia in vulnerable urban Indian communities
Rama Shyam, Society for Nutrition, Education and Health Action, Mumbai
Q&A
Closing remarks by co-chairs
Parallel Sessions
Time: 15:30-17:00 IST
THEMATIC SESSION 5: What we eat: How different aspects of food systems come together
Co-chairs: Suneetha Kadiyala, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine; Avula Laxmaiah, National Institute of Nutrition, Indian Council of Medical Research
Opening remarks by chair
Empowered state food commission led convergence efforts enhance food and nutrition services
Niranjan Bariyar, Odisha State Food Commission
Long-term double fortified salt usage for child health in rural Bihar
Liza von Grafenstein, Goettingen University
Technical assistance and research for Indian nutrition and agriculture
Soumya Gupta, Tata- Cornell Institute for Agriculture and Nutrition
Novel framework to engage with government and other stakeholders
Agnita RN, Karnataka Health Promotion Trust
Improving nutrition through safe, healthy, sustainable diets
Arun Singhal, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
Q&A
Closing remarks by co-chairs
Time: 15:30-17:00 IST
THEMATIC SESSION 6: Systems strengthening: What role can technology play?
Co-chairs: Mohini Kak, World Bank; Alok Dubey, National Nutrition Resource Centre
Opening remarks by co-chairs
IT-based nutrition performance review tool for strengthening review mechanism in National Health Mission, Jharkhand
Sraban Kumar Badayanak, WeCan & IPE Global
Real-time screening and monitoring of Malnutrition
Krati Jain, UNICEF; Nikhil Tikaram Funde, Government of Uttar Pradesh
The key to harnessing power of technology: Putting the user at the center
Ramkrishnan B, CARE India
Financing technology for nutrition: A case study
Avani Kapur, Accountability Initiative
Q&A
Closing remarks by co-chairs
Time: 17:30-18:30 IST
PLENARY SESSION 2: What is the role of food supplements in large-scale nutrition programs: The state of the evidence
An evidence update on the impact of food supplements on nutrition outcomes for women and children
Zulfiqar Bhutta, SickKids and the University of Toronto
Reflections on food supplements in India’s nutrition programs
- Rajan Sankar, Tata Trusts
- Shariqua Yunus, World Food Programme
Chair: Purnima Menon, International Food Policy Research Institute