Monday, 7th October 2024
| TIME | DETAILS |
| 07h00 - 08h15 | Registration |
| Opening Ceremony | |
| Venue: Main Auditorium (New Examination Centre) | |
| Chairpersons: Prof Paul Amuna & Percival Delali Agordoh, RD | |
| Moderator: Rev. Dr. Thomas A. Ndanu | |
| 08h30 - 08h45 | Welcome: Prof Kingsley K. A. Pereko, President, Ghana Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (GAND) |
| 08h45 - 09h55 | Goodwill Messages |
| Hon. Dr. Bernard Okoe-Boye, MInister of Health, Republic of Ghana. | |
| Hon. Dr. Bryan Acheampong, Minister of Food and Agriculture, Republic of Ghana | |
| Hon. Mrs. Justina Marigold, Central Regional MInister, Republic of Ghana | |
| Vice Chancellor, University of Cape Coast | |
| Kuffour Foundation: Prof Baffour Agyeman-Duah or Virtual message by the former President J A Kuffour | |
| National Development Planning Commission | |
| Mr MphumuzI Sukati, Food and Agriculture Organization Africa Regional Office | |
| President, IUNS: Dr Lynnette Neufeld | |
| President, Federation of African Nutrition Societies: Dr Robert Fungo | |
| Registrar, Allied Health Professions Council, Ghana | |
| Eleanor Crook Foundation | |
| Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAi) | |
| Guest Speaker: Her Excellency Mrs. Rebecca Akuffo Addo, First Lady of the Republic of Ghana & Patron of the Ghana Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics | |
| 09h55 - 10h05 | Brief Keynote Address: Jack Clift, Director, Eleanor Crook Foundation |
| 10h030 - 10h45 | Tea Break & Poster Presentation |
| 10h50 - 11h30 | Plenary Session 1 Venue: Main Auditorium (NEC) |
| Chairpersons: Mr MphumuzI Sukati and Prof Anna Lartey | |
| Topic: Food systems and Nutrition in Africa | |
| Speaker: Prof Anna Lartey, University of Ghana | |
| Moderator: Rev. Dr. Thomas A. Ndanu, University of Ghana Dental School, Ghana | |
| Plenary Session 2 Venue: Main Auditorium (NEC) |
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| Chairpersons: Mr. MphumuzI Sukati and Prof. Anna Lartey | |
| Moderator: Prof. Reginald Annan | |
| 11h30 - 11h55 | Topic: Food Environments: Implications for Health and Disease |
| Speaker: Prof Amos Laar, University of Ghana | |
| 11h55 - 12h20 | Topic: Africa’s food systems: Promotion and transformation of indigenous foods: Implications for food scientists and the food industry |
| Speaker: Prof Mady Cisse, Cheikh Anta Diop University, Senegal | |
| 12h20 - 12h45 | Topic: The nutrition transition in the context of Africa’s food environment and non-communicable diseases |
| Speaker: Prof Barry Popkin, University of North Carolina, USA | |
| 20 mins) | Topic: Nexus between Environmental Health and Nutrition: An emerging research paradigm to safeguard public health and promote sustainable food systems |
| Speaker: Prof. Kofi Amegah, University of Cape Coast, Ghana | |
| 12h45 - 13h00 | General Discussion: Prof Anna Lartey, Prof Barry Popkin, Prof Amos Laar, Prof. Kofi Amegah and Prof Mady Cisse |
| 13h00 - 14h00 | Lunch, poster presentation and exhibition |
| 13h00 - 14h00 | Sponsored lunch hour Symposium Jointly hosted by the University of Ghana and University of Sheffield NutriShed Research team |
| Topic: NutriShed in the city: Enabling nutrient-rich foods in urban markets | |
| 13h00 - 14h00 | Sponsored lunch hour Symposium hosted by Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on food systems |
| Topic: Improving Nutrition through sustainable Food System Transformation: FAO’s Work in the African Region |
Parallel Sessions
Q & A Session
Special Meeting
- AGSNet:ANS-AGSNet Postgraduate Symposium
- Federation of African Nutrition Societies (FANUS) Annual General Meeting
