Nestle promotes good nutrition for children

This is a rapidly evolving area where new scientific advances are occurring at a rapid pace.

In order to help keep healthcare professionals up-to-date on the evolving science, Nestl? has provided funding to develop a dedicated global programme entitled “Post Graduate Programme in Paediatric Nutrition (PGPN)”.

The programme was developed by Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and MedInscribe, with Support from Nestle Nutrition Institute.

Since the launch of the programme in March 2016, close to 4,500 healthcare professionals from 63 countries have joined, said a media release. The local symposium and graduation ceremony took place in the Hilton Trinidad, St Ann’s with six Trinidadian paediatricians.

Heiko Schipper, CEO Nestl? stated in the release: “Today, science shows us that getting the right nutrition in the first 1,000 days of life can have a profound impact on life-long health. Our long standing commitment to support nutrition education has been further strengthened with the development of this programme and is a step forward in realising our vision of Together Nurturing a Healthier Generation.” The Boston university said it “is proud to participate in this far-reaching, educational initiative and to help improve the state of nutritional care for paediatric patients on a global scale. Given the rapidly changing field of nutrition and the unique requirements of a paediatric patient population, healthcare professionals are hard-pressed to keep pace with all current developments.

“ Dr Carine Lenders, director of Boston Medical Center’s Division of Paediatric Nutrition and Associate Professor of Paediatrics at BUSM, fulfils the role of PGPN’s course director.