Join us for a Tokyo Nutrition for Growth Side-event focusing on increasing the priority and accessibility of MMS by strengthening health systems in low-and-middle-income countries, raising awareness for MMS, and enhancing collaboration between public and private partners.

Joining Forces for Last Mile Nutrition (JF4LMN) partners envision this event to:

• Highlight evidence on the benefits of and need for MMS globally as a foundation for nutrition for health

• Share examples of repeatable and scalable interventions in the MMS landscape

• Demonstrate the importance of multi-sectoral partnerships in health care interventions for nutrition, sharing lessons learned from the JF4LMN Partnership

• Motivate governments, NGOs, and the private sector to collaborate on implementing MMS into national health policies, enabling local supply and demand

Listen to this dynamic line-up of speakers: Moderator

• Dr Anna Lartey, Professor of Nutrition at the University of Ghana

Speakers

• Dr Saskia Osendarp, ED, Micronutrient Forum

• Dr Emily Smith, Department of Global Health and Population, Harvard School of Public Health

• Dr Klaus Kraemer, Sight and Life, Managing Director

• Carleneth Fernandez-San Valentin, Health/Nutrition Technical Manager, World Vision Philippines

• Dr. Naoko Yamomoto, Assistant Director-General for Healthier Populations, WHO and UN Nutrition Coordinator

• Carleneth Fernandez - San Valentin, Health and Nutrition Technical Manager for World Vision

• Dr. Azucena Milana-Dayanghirang, Assistant Secretary and Executive Director, National Nutrition Council, the Philippines

Panelists

• Dr Azucena M. Dayanghirang, National Nutrition Council, the Philippines

• Rommel V Fuerte, National Director, World Vision Philippines

• Dr Mandana Arabi, Vice President, Global Technical Services and Chief Technical Advisor, Nutrition International

• Mr Luitfrid Peter Nnally, Research Officer – Tanzania Food and Nutrition Center

• Fokko Wientjes, VP Malnutrition Partnerships and Programs, Royal DSM

Read the full Sight and Life Special Report: Focusing on MMS in Pregnancy here https://sightandlife.org/magazine/foc...