- ASEAN Network of Food Data System (INFOODS/ASEANFOODS)
Country |
THAILAND |
Brief Description |
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 |
Brief Description |
Food analysis |
Area of Interest |
- Specific training course of 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 |
Brief Description |
Micronutrient research |
Area of Interest |
- Research and training programs in human nutrition and public health: infant and materal 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 interlaboratory quality assurance program
- Exchange of faculties, students, guest lectures, consultances, seminars, and workshops
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- Department of Human Nutrition, College of Human Ecology, Ohio State University
Country |
USA |
Brief Description |
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 |
Brief Description |
Nutrition and dietetics |
Area of Interest |
- The establishment of a nutrition dietetics program in Thailand under training and research activities including
- Exchange of faculty members and students for lecturing, advanced studies, and research
- Exchange of academic, scientific, library, and other specific documentary
- Provide training programs
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- Department of Socio-Environment Energy Science, Graduate School of Energy Science, Kyoto University
Country |
JAPAN |
Brief Description |
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 |
Brief Description |
Food and nutrition |
Area of Interest |
- Teaching, training, and research
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- Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH)
Country |
SWITZERLAND |
Brief Description |
Human nutrition |
Area of Interest |
- Research and training programs in human nutriton 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 fortificaiton, and intervention programs
- Exchange of faculties and students
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- Task Force for Capacity Strengthening in Nutrition in Asia (CASNA) UN/SCN
Country |
UN |
Brief Description |
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 |
Brief Description |
Community nutrition |
Area of Interest |
- Micronutrient fortification: research and staff exchange
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- WHO/SEARO Research-cum-action Network
Country |
UN |
Brief Description |
Community nutrition |
Area of Interest |
- Research and short training in for research-cum-action in nutrition
- WHO Collaborating Center for Community Nutrition and Food Safety
- Community-based programs: anemia in pregnant women, complementary feeding
- To carry out research on priority areas of improving community nutrition and food safety (new)
- To carry out 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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