- ASEAN Network of Food Data System (INFOODS/ASEANFOODS)
| Country |
THAILAND |
| Issue |
Food composition database |
| Area of Interest |
- Food composition data system
- Regional food composition database
- Development of food reference materials
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- Asia Pacific Food Analysis Network (APFAN)
| Country |
AUSTRALIA |
| Issue |
Food analysis |
| Area of Interest |
- Specific training course on food analysis: food chemistry, microbiology, toxicology
- APFAN workshop and conference
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- Center of Human Nutrition, Johns Hopkins University, School of Hygiene and Public Health
| Country |
USA |
| Issue |
Micronutrient research |
| Area of Interest |
- Research and training programs in human nutrition and public health: infant and maternal nutrition, nutrition and reproductive health
- Micronutrient deficiencies, overnutrition, nutrition assessment, nutrition communication and behavior sciences, and nutrition intervention programs.
- Technological transfer of new techniques for nutritional assessment in the community.
- Develop an inter-laboratory quality assurance program
- Exchange of faculties, students, guest lectures, consultancies, seminars and workshops
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- Department of Human Nutrition, College of Human Ecology, Ohio State University
| Country |
USA |
| Issue |
Nutrition science |
| Area of Interest |
- Research collaboration in consumer sciences, human development and family science, and human nutrition
- Exchange of faculty, scholars, and students for lecturing, advanced studies, service learning projects and research
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Toronto & Department of Nutrition and Food Service, St. Michael's Hospital
| Country |
CANADA |
| Issue |
Nutrition and dietetics |
| Area of Interest |
- The establishment of a nutrition dietetics program in Thailand under training and research activities
- Exchange of faculty members and students for lecturing, advanced studies and research
- Exchange of academic, scientific, library and other specific documentary materials
- Provide training programs
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- Department of Socio-Environment Energy Science, Graduate School of Energy Science, Kyoto University
| Country |
JAPAN |
| Issue |
Toxicology |
| Area of Interest |
- Promote mutual cooperation on culture, education and scientific research
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- Kobegakuin University, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy
| Country |
JAPAN |
| Issue |
Food and nutrition |
| Area of Interest |
- Teaching, training and research
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- Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH)
| Country |
SWITZERLAND |
| Issue |
Human nutrition |
| Area of Interest |
- Research and training programs in human nutrition and related fields
- Area of collaboration is micronutrient nutrition, including iron, iodine, zinc, calcium and vitamin A
- Focus on intervention strategies to prevent deficiencies and, in particular, food fortification
- The areas of emphasis are methods to measure micronutrient bioavailability in man, especially the use of isotopes, measurement of micronutrient status, aetiology of micronutrient deficiencies, micronutrient fortification, and intervention programs
- Exchange of faculty and students
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- Task Force for Capacity Strengthening in Nutrition in Asia (CASNA) UN/SCN
| Country |
UN |
| Issue |
Capacity development |
| Area of Interest |
- Double burden of malnutrition
- Food safety
- Food and nutrition security
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- Univerisity of Otago, Department of Human Nutrition
| Country |
NEW ZEALAND |
| Issue |
Community nutrition |
| Area of Interest |
- Micronutrient fortification: research and staff exchange
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- WHO/SEARO Research-cum-action Network
| Country |
UN |
| Issue |
Community nutrition |
| Area of Interest |
- Research and short course training for research-cum-action in nutrition
- WHO Collaborating Center for Community Nutrition and Food Safety
- Community-based programs: anemia in pregnant women, complementary feeding
- Undertake research on priority areas of improving community nutrition and food safety (new)
- Undertake training for SEA Regional countries in community nutrition and food borne disease surveillance and control (new)
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- Long -Term Study on Thai Children
| Country |
THAILAND |
| Issue |
Community nutrition |
| Area of Interest |
- Development of tools for collecting food and nutrition data
- Analysis of food consumption data in pregnant women
- Analysis of food consumption data in children aged 1, 3, 5 and 7 years
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