Dr.Ayesha Al Dhaheri Attended the WHO Regional Meeting for Nutrition Focal Points in the Eastern Mediterranean Region in Oman

Dr. Ayesha Al Dhaheri attended the WHO Regional Meeting for Nutrition Focal Points in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR), which was held in Oman in the period from the 24^th -25^th of September. The objectives of the meeting were to: review the current nutrition situation in all EMR Member States and progress achieved during the last decade; orient the nutrition focal points on recent global and regional nutrition related initiatives; develop national action plans for promoting healthy diet with special emphasis on salt and fat intake reduction; develop national action plans for infant and maternal nutrition with special emphasis on stunting and anemia; and set up national monitoring and evaluation systems.