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1- The Middle
East and North Africa Nutrition Association
(MENANA) hereinafter called “the Association”, is
established as a regional association of
professional nutrition societies in countries of
the Middle East and North Africa. It is a
voluntary, non-profit organization whose
membership shall consist of national nutrition
societies and nutrition centers in countries of
the Middle East and North Africa. The
Association enjoys affiliation status with the
International Union of Nutritional Sciences.
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2- The overall
objective of the Association is to promote the
advancement of nutrition sciences and the interest
of professional nutritionists in the Middle East
and North Africa in a way, which does not detract
the autonomy of any of the member
societies.
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3-Specific objectives of
the Association are:
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To encourage and
promote closer contact and interaction between
nutritional societies and nutritional centers
within the Middle East and North
Africa. |
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To encourage and
support the holding of conferences and workshops
that will allow nutritionists to exchange
experiences with their peers and with colleagues
from within the Middle east and North
Africa. and from other continents. |
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To encourage and support
training programmes and educational courses that
will improve the quality of nutritional
research, teaching and service delivery, in the
Middle East and North
Africa. |
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Such other activities as are
commensurate with promoting nutrition among
scientists in the Middle East and North Africa
and explaining the role of nutritionists
to society in general. |
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To re-conceptualize the role
of the nutrition profession in the Middle East
and North Africa in a changing global
economy. |
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To
encourage communication and collaboration among
nutrition scientists in the
region. |
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To
encourage and promote dissemination of
information in nutritional sciences through
modern information and communication technology
(ICT). | |
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