Congratulations
to the participants of the second Professional Short Course in Nutrition in
Emergencies held in Lebanon as part of the NIE Regional Training Initiative!
The course was run by the American University of Beirut, in collaboration with
UCL Centre for International Health and Development, and was held in Beirut and
at the Agricultural Research and Education Centre in the Bekaa, from the 4th to
the 15th June.
Twenty-four
people from 15 different countries attended the 11-day course that covered the
essentials of NIE, including assessments, food assistance, infant and young
child feeding in emergencies, micronutrient interventions and emergency
preparedness. The course contained a regional focus and was particularly timely
given the ongoing crises in neighbouring countries. The course culminated with
an emergency simulation exercise set in the fictional country Toivoland, during
which participants faced a range of challenges including conflict, government
bureaucracy, and a deteriorating nutritional situation.
We
would like to thank all the people who made the course a success. We will be posting more photos from the course on our facebook page in the next few days.
