This webinar will provide an overview on the existing nutrition inequities and how they have been negatively impacted by the current health crisis. Join us as speakers respond to questions like: “How is COVID-19 and the associated economic down turn impacting food security?”, “How has maternal and child nutrition been impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak?” & “What is the long term impact and what are some potential measures countries in the region can take to decrease the impact of COVID-19 on undernutrition?”
Speakers:
Prof Martin Bloem (moderator)
Inaugural Robert S. Lawrence Professor and Director, Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future (CLF) in the Department of Environmental Health and Engineering, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Dr David Dawe
Senior Economist, Regional Office of Asia Pacific, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Prof Emorn Udomkesmalee
Senior Advisor and Former Director of the Institute of Nutrition of the Mahidol University, Thailand & Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of International Health, John Hopkins University
Dr Chandavone Phoxay
Deputy Permanent Secretary, Cabinet. Ministry of health
Mr Axton Salim
Director, PT Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk
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