Building systemic capacity for nutrition: Training towards a professionalised workforce for Africa

Proceedings of the Nutrition Society

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 496-504

  Ellahi, Basma ^a   Annan, Reginald ^b   Sarkar, Swrajit ^c   Amuna, Paul ^c   Jackson, Alan A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Ghana)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Africa; Capacity building; Competencies; Nutrition training; Professionalisation

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; AWARENESS; CAPACITY BUILDING; CONFERENCE PAPER; COOPERATION; DIETITIAN; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RESPONSIBILITY; STANDARDIZATION; WORKSHOP; EDUCATION; MALNUTRITION; MANPOWER; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION;

AFRICA; CAPACITY BUILDING; EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL; HUMANS; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES;

EID: 84948384338     PISSN: 00296651     EISSN: 14752719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0029665115002062     Document Type: Conference Paper

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