Dr. Patricia N’Goran

Advisor in nutrition, food and early childhood development at the presidency of the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, SUN Focal Point

Dr Patricia Yoboue N'goran-Theckly is an advisor in nutrition, food and early childhood development at the presidency of the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire. As such, she is SUN-CONNAPE Focal Point and Government Advisor to the Regional Centre of Excellence against Hunger and Malnutrition (CERFAM). She holds a doctorate in medicine, specializing in nutritional policies, health systems management and public health. In addition to her years of clinical practice experience in general medicine and pediatrics, she has accumulated 14 years in the field of nutrition.

Before her appointment to the Presidency of the Republic, she was Coordinator of the Permanent Technical Secretariat of the National Nutrition Council from 2016 to 2019, housed in the Prime Minister's office.

    10:25 –11:35 PM

    03 Sept Friday

    SESSION 6: SHARING OF COUNTRY EXPERIENCES AT GLOBAL, REGIONAL AND NATIONAL LEVELS

    - Compulsory fortification : overview, challenges and lessons learned, Ms. Inoshi Sharma, Director, Food Fortification Resource Center, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FASSI)

    - Guidelines and large scale fortification policy : the example of Brazil, Dr. Eduardo Nilson, Food and Nutrition Coordination, Ministry of Health and Ms. Karine Santos, School Feeding National Coordinator, National Fund for Educational Development, Ministry of Education, Brazil

    - Partnerships and networks for Food fortification, Dr. Patricia N’goran,Senior Advisor of CERFAM, thebPresidency of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire

    - Moderator : Prof. Joao Bosco Monte, President, Institute Brazil Africa

    Plenary discussions