By Correspondent
African food experts, researchers and stakeholders will meet in Dar es Salaam today to discuss challenges and concerns related to food safety, food borne diseases and chart out strategies on the best ways to improve food safety, nutrition and security for millions of Africans.
The international meeting is part of the commemoration of the Africa Day for Food and Nutrition Security 2018, is organized under the main theme “Sustained Food Safety Action for Improved Nutrition and Health of Africans,” bringing together participants from various African countries and key international and national agencies, World Food Programme, UNICEF, World Health Organization, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, African Union Commission, NEPAD and Tanzania Food and Drugs Authority (TFDA).
The main agenda of the meeting, expected to be graced officially by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Women, is food safety concerns and their associated main outcome, food-borne diseases, according to an official statement issued by the organizing agency, TFDA.
“Food-borne disease imposes large direct and economic burdens worldwide…Africans are not exception to this…” noted TFDA statement.
Dr. Kandida Shirima, Director of Food Safety at TFDA, presenting a paper on food safety status in Africa at the Africa Day for Food and Nutrition Security—2018 conference being held in Dar es Salaam which discusses food safety concerns in Africa.
Participants
to the Africa Day for Food and Nutrition Security—2018 conference
following proceedings of the meeting being held in Dar es Salaam which
will discuss food safety concerns in Africa.
African food experts, researchers and stakeholders will meet in Dar es Salaam today to discuss challenges and concerns related to food safety, food borne diseases and chart out strategies on the best ways to improve food safety, nutrition and security for millions of Africans.
The international meeting is part of the commemoration of the Africa Day for Food and Nutrition Security 2018, is organized under the main theme “Sustained Food Safety Action for Improved Nutrition and Health of Africans,” bringing together participants from various African countries and key international and national agencies, World Food Programme, UNICEF, World Health Organization, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, African Union Commission, NEPAD and Tanzania Food and Drugs Authority (TFDA).
The main agenda of the meeting, expected to be graced officially by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Women, is food safety concerns and their associated main outcome, food-borne diseases, according to an official statement issued by the organizing agency, TFDA.
“Food-borne disease imposes large direct and economic burdens worldwide…Africans are not exception to this…” noted TFDA statement.
Dr. Kandida Shirima, Director of Food Safety at TFDA, presenting a paper on food safety status in Africa at the Africa Day for Food and Nutrition Security—2018 conference being held in Dar es Salaam which discusses food safety concerns in Africa.
Participants
to the Africa Day for Food and Nutrition Security—2018 conference
following proceedings of the meeting being held in Dar es Salaam which
will discuss food safety concerns in Africa.
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