Eduardo Nelson
Eduardo Nilson works at the General-Coordination for Food and Nutrition for more than 20 years with management, monitoring and evaluation of health, food and nutrition policies, including food and nutrition surveillance, food fortification policies and policies prevention and control of diseases associated with dietary factors. During this period, he participated as national representative and expert in several technical groups on food and nutrition issues of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the World Health Organization (WHO). Eduardo is a Biologist and has a PhD in Global Health and Sustainability from the University of São Paulo, where he is also a researcher at the Center for Epidemiological Research in Nutrition and Health (Nupens/USP).
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