Dr. Anna Lartey
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Research areas:
Maternal and child nutrition: breastfeeding, complementary feeding
, micronutrient deficiencies, growth monitoring |
Education
- University of Ottawa,, Canada, BSc, 1978-1981, Biochemistry-Nutrition
- University of Guelph, Canada, MSc, 1983-1986, Nutrition
- University of California, Davis, PhD, 1994-1998, International Nutrition
Professional Position
- 1986-1999 Lecturer, Department of Nutrition and Food Science, University
of Ghana
- 1999-present Senior Lecturer, Department of Nutrition and Food
Science, University of Ghana
Awards
- 1994-1998 Fulbright Scholarship to Davis, USA.
- April 1997 Society for International Nutrition Research: Graduate
Student Research Award.
- 1999 UNICEF. Breast feeding paper of the month for Am J Clin Nutr1999;70:391-404
- 2000 UNICEF. Breast feeding paper of the month for Eur J Clin Nutr
2000;54:41-49
Professional Activities (Selected):
- World Health Organization Expert Consultation on Optimum duration
of Exclusive Breast-feeding. March 2001.
- My role: WHO Temporary Advisor. Geneva, Switzerland
- 17th International Congress of Nutrition, Vienna, Austria.
Presentation: Complementary feeding strategies to improve child growth
in developing countries.
- My role: Keynote speaker and Chairperson. August 2001.
- World Health Organization Global Consultation on complementary feeding.
December 2001.
- My role: WHO Temporary Advisor. Geneve, Switzerland.
- 16th International Congress of Nutrition. Montreal, Canada.
July 1997.
- Keynote speaker: Home, village and central food processing of complementary
foods: experiences from Ghana and results of a pilot intervention
trial.
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