Nutricia to hold Paediatric Medical Nutrition Conference in coordination with UAE Ministry of Health

Below are just some of the speakers:

Dr. P.B. Sullivan from Oxford University, England, discussed Nutritional Management of Sick Children especially those with neurological disabilities and how to provide them with the necessary nutritional support through gastrostomy ( a surgical opening in the stomach).

Professor Olivier Goulet from the University of Paris, France presented the Growth needs of Children. His research shows that preschool children, from different parts of the world, seem to have the same growth pattern if they have optimal nutrition and socioeconomic conditions.

Dr Rosan Meyer, Paediatric Dietitian, Imperial College, London, England discussed how important it is to match nutrition to growth and development and focused and that factors such as child's health nutritional intake affects each child's growth and development in a unique way.

Dr. Howard Parson, Head of Department of Paediatrics at Shaikh Khalifa Hospital in Abu Dhabi and Consultant Paediatrician who has vast experience in the field of Paediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition was Chairperson for all the afternoon workshops.

Mr Jonathan Wogel, Managing Director of Nutricia Middle East/Africa commented on the conference:

"We are pleased to host this important meeting here in Dubai. We are delighted that so many of the top medical experts in the field of Paediatric Nutrition have taken the time to lead this conference. They will be sharing their research, highlighting the importance of appropriate medical nutrition on the growth and development of children. Additionally, their studies will enhance the understanding of many disorders through basic and clinical research programs. Fundamentally, the two goals are to create a supportive environment for the parents and care givers of these children, and raise the awareness of the importance of delivering appropriate medical nutrition amongst the region's health care providers"

Rany Ghaly, Regional Marketing Manager of the Medical Nutrition Division said "For over 100 years, Nutricia has been dedicated to providing the highest quality nutritional products for infants, toddlers, sick children and elderly for the management of conditions such as milk protein allergy, inborn errors of metabolism, paediatric epilepsy, Alzheimer's and many other disease conditions, said, "and this conference is part of our commitment to society to ensure best product development through intensive research, studies and sharing of valuable medical information among experts in the field".

Many countries including the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have expressed great concern on conditions of malnutrition arousing from the spread of disease, hunger, lack of healthcare and good drinking water, which millions of children in the developing countries continue to face as a result of conflicts and poverty. More than 10 million children die each year in the developing world, the vast majority from causes preventable through a combination of food care, nutrition, and medical treatment. Thus greater effort is needed to ensure that health care and other public services reach the sick and poor. In addition, one out of every four children under five years — or 146 million children in the developing world who are underweight for his or her age, and at increased risk of an early death.