AFRICA NUTRITION CONFERENCE (ANEC IX)
Theme: Food and Nutrition in a Changing World: Implications for Nutrition Security and Health in Africa
Venue: University of Cape Coast, North Campus, Cape Coast, Ghana
DAY 1
Date: Monday, 7th October 2024
07h00 – 08h15: Registration
Opening Ceremony
Venue: Main Auditorium
Chairpersons: To be determined
Rapporteurs: To be determined
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 08h30 – 08h45 | Welcome Address by President, Ghana Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (GAND), LOC Chair, and President, African Nutrition Society |
| 08h45 – 09h55 | Goodwill Messages – Dr. Robert Fungo (President, Federation of African Nutrition Societies) – Prof. Francis B. Zotor (President/Vice President, IUNS) – Vice Chancellor, University of Cape Coast – Allied Health Professions Council, Ghana – FAO – Prof. Baffour Agyeman-Duah or virtual message by former President J.A. Kuffour (Kuffour Foundation) – NDPC – Ghana Medical Association – WFP/AgriBusiness |
| 09h55 – 10h05 | Special Address: Eleanor Crook Foundation |
| 10h05 – 10h25 | Opening Address: President/First Lady/Government Official of Ghana (Minister of Agric or Health) |
| 10h30 – 10h45 | Tea Break & Poster Presentation |
Plenary Sessions
Plenary Session 1
Venue: Main Auditorium
Chairpersons: Mr. Mphumuz Sukati (FAORAF) and Prof. Anna Lartey (University of Ghana)
| Time | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 10h50 – 11h30 | Food Systems and Nutrition in Africa | Prof. Anna Lartey |
Plenary Session 2
Venue: Main Auditorium
Chairpersons: To be determined
Sponsor: To be determined
| Time | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 11h30 – 11h55 | Food Environments: Implications for Health and Disease | Prof. Amos Laar |
| 11h55 – 12h20 | Africa’s Food Systems: Promotion and Transformation of Indigenous Foods Implications for Food Scientists and the Food Industry |
Prof. Mady Cisse |
| 12h20 – 12h45 | The Nutrition Transition in the Context of Africa’s Food Environment and Non-Communicable Diseases | Prof. Barry Popkin |
| 12h45 – 13h00 | General Discussion |
Lunch & Symposium
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 13h00 – 14h00 | Packed Lunch, Poster Presentation & Exhibition |
| 13h00 – 14h00 | Sponsored Symposium (The Eleanor Crook Foundation) Topic: Multiple Micronutrient Supplementation |
Parallel Sessions
| Time | Venue | Theme | Track |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14h00 – 14h50 | Parallel Venue 1 | Food Systems and Nutrition in Africa | Track 1 |
| 14h00 – 14h50 | Parallel Venue 2 | Nutrition, Health, and Wellbeing | Track 2 |
| 14h00 – 14h50 | Parallel Venue 3 | Training and Capacity-Building for Nutrition | Track 3 |
| 14h00 – 14h50 | Parallel Venue 4 | Special Event | Track 4 |
| 14h00 – 14h50 | Parallel Venue 5 | Enrichment Training of Trainers (ToT) Programme on Interdisciplinary Teaching and Learning | Track S |
Chairpersons & Rapporteurs: To be determined
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 14h50 – 15h00 | Q&A Session |
| 15h15 – 15h45 | Tea Break & Poster Presentation |
Parallel Session 2
| Time | Venue | Theme | Track |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15h45 – 16h45 | Parallel Venue 1 | Food Systems and Nutrition in Africa | Track 1 |
| 15h45 – 16h45 | Parallel Venue 2 | Nutrition, Health, and Wellbeing | Track 2 |
| 15h45 – 16h45 | Parallel Venue 3 | Training and Capacity-Building for Nutrition | Track 3 |
| 15h45 – 16h45 | Parallel Venue 4 | Special Event | Track 4 |
| 15h45 – 16h45 | Parallel Venue 5 | Enrichment Training of Trainers (ToT) Programme on Interdisciplinary Teaching and Learning | Track S |
Chairpersons & Rapporteurs: To be determined
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 16h45 – 16h55 | Q&A Session |
| 16h55 – 17h45 | ANS-AGSNet Postgraduate Symposium |
Special Meeting
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 17h30 – 19h00 | Federation of African Nutrition Societies (FANUS) Annual General Meeting |