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Anna Lartey

Anna Lartey is currently a professor of nutrition at the University of Ghana where her research has historically focused on maternal and child nutrition. Lartey was the president of the International Union of Nutritional Sciences from 2013 to 2017, which led her to the role of director of nutrition at the Food and Agriculture Organization from 2013 to 2020.

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Sponsored by The Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Consortium
Sponsored by The Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Consortium
Opinion: Hidden hunger and its hidden cost
28 Oct 2021
Hunger and poor diets in pregnancy have devastating health and human capital consequences for mother and baby. The Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Consortium calls for urgent commitments to change this.
Decade of Action on Nutrition
Decade of Action on Nutrition
Ending malnutrition in all its forms? A decade of opportunity
19 Sep 2016
In April, the United Nations announced a Decade of Action on Nutrition — a period to redouble efforts to rid the world of malnutrition. World Health Organization's Francesco Branca and Food and Agriculture Organization's Anna Lartey explain why this is an unprecedented, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to transform lives through better nutrition on a grand scale.
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