Nestlé Nutrition Institute Africa builds capacity of young paediatricians
By: Chioma Umeha To reduce the rate of infant and child mortality in African countries, Nestlé Nutrition Institute Africa (NNIA) is in partnership with the European Society of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (ESPGHAN) to build capacity of young paediatricians. Dedicated to the science of nutrition in Africa, NNIA creates enabling platforms for health care professionals to discuss and share knowledge. The ‘ESPGHAN Goes Africa’ partnership is a postgraduate course, which focuses on important clinical problems in paediatric gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition. The course aims to give medical practitioners in the continent a platform for networking and interacting with each other on clinical and scientific problems in the various institutions and countries where they work. Since its inception, over 100 paediatricians have been trained from various countries in Africa so far. This year’s participants were drawn from Cote d’Ivoire, Nigeria, Ghana, Ca