Dr. Amadou Lamine Gueye

Regional Manager of Food Fortification, HKI West Africa, Senegal

Dr Amadou Lamine Gueye holds a doctorate in nutrition and over 12 years of professional experience in international nutrition and health programs in developing countries. His areas of expertise include the implementation of evidence-based interventions to address micronutrient deficiencies. From 2007 to 2011, Dr Guèye was the Food Fortification Program Coordinator of Helen Keller International for Senegal and provided technical assistance to the Alliance for Food Fortification of Senegal (COSFAM) for the implementation implementation of interventions for the enrichment of wheat flour and edible oils. Dr Gueye played an active role in the implementation of the project "Faire Tache d 'Oil", a multi-partner initiative aimed at enriching cooking oil with vitamin A in 8 West African countries. Since 2019, Dr Gueye has been in charge of the regional food fortification program of Helen Keller International.

    11:10 –12:20 AM

    02 Sept Thursday

    SESSION 3A: STATE OF FOOD FORTIFICATION IN AFRICA : Food fortification mapping, trends, challenges, and opportunities at continental level

    - Food fortification in Africa, what is the current state? Dr. Mandana Arabi, Vice-President, Global Technical Services, Nutrition International

    - Food fortification in Africa, results and impact
    Dr. Amadou Lamine Gueye, Regional Food fortification manager HKI West Africa

    - Initiatives and experiences in food fortification in Southern Africa, Ms. Pontsho Sepoloane, Senior Technical Advisor for Nutrition, Southern African Development Community

    Moderator : Dr. Adelheid Onyango, Nutrition Advisor, Regional Office for Africa, WHO

    Plenary discussions