Ghana – Annual Report
Ghana
“From the Ghana Nutrition Association Steering
Committee to the International Union of Nutritional
Sciences”
Steering Committee Members
Ebenezer Asibey-Berko, PhD, Chair.
Professor of Nutrition
Department of Nutrition and Food Science,
University of Ghana, Legon
Dr. E.E.K.Takyi, PhD, Head, Nutrition Unit,
Noguchi Memorial Institute of Medical Research,
University of Ghana, Legon
Phoebe Lokko, MPhil,
Head, Nutrition Section,
Food Research Institute,
Council For Scientific and Industrial Research
Accra,Ghana.
Rosanna Agble, MPhil,
Head, Nutrition Unit,
Ghana Health Services,
Accra, Ghana.
Dr. Paul Aryee, PhD, Ag. Head,
Dept of Nutrition, University of Devt Studies,
Tamale, Ghana.
Dr.W.B.Owusu, PhD,
Dept of Nutrition and Food Science,
P.O.Box LG 134,
University of Ghana, Legon.
2003 – 2004 Activities.
Four meetings of the steering Committee were held.
- The mixed Food Technologists and Nutritionist membership of GINFT (Ghana Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology) did not work well in the past. It was decided that a Ghana Nutrition Association be set up, drawing membership primarily from Nutritionists.
- Prior to a membership drive (yet to be embarked upon), a program of activities (or road map) for the association, for the next year or two has been agreed upon.
- The committee visited country offices of WHO and UNICEF to introduce itself. FAO will be visited. The visits were to confirm an earlier letter of introduction to them from FANUS ( Chair, Prof. Atinmo Tola) informing them our steering committee was going to be set up and should be given their collaboration.
- UNICEF has since promised help to enable us set up a secretariat and start activities including a Newsletter to keep membership in touch with programs, meetings, planned activities of the Association and Nutrition – related Institutions in Ghana. WHO is considering how they may be involved.