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Capacity Building

Region-wide assessment of the capacity for human nutrition training in West Africa: current situation, challenges, and way forward

Roger SodjinouUNICEF Regional Office for West and CentralAfrica, Dakar, Senegal;West Africa Health Organization (WAHO), Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina FasoCorrespondence[email protected]
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Nadia FanouUNICEF Regional Office for West and CentralAfrica, Dakar, Senegal
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Lucie DeartUNICEF Regional Office for West and CentralAfrica, Dakar, Senegal
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Félicité TchibindatUNICEF Regional Office for West and CentralAfrica, Dakar, Senegal
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Shawn BakerBill and Melinda Gates FoundationSeattle, WA, USA
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William BosuWest Africa Health Organization (WAHO), Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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Fré PeppingDivision of Human NutritionWageningen University, The Netherlands
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Hélène DelisleDepartment of NutritionFaculty of Medicine, University of Montreal, Canada
& The Regional Nutrition Working Group show all
Article: 23247 | Received 01 Nov 2013, Accepted 18 Dec 2013, Published online: 09 Jan 2014

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