Creatting Dietitian System and Nutrition Standards in VIetnam Through Collaboration Between Vietnam and Japan (P22-013-19)

Contributing to the health improvement of Vietnamese people. Through collaborative efforts of Vietnamese National Institute of Nutrition and Japanese experts to establish educational system for dietitians and nutritional system in national level. Our project VINEP created the first-ever dietitians (bachelors) in VIetnam alongside of establishment of legal status for dietitian (job code). We further proceed to establish nutrition standards for clinical nutrition. Through internship training of Vietnamese young dietitians at Japanese prominent institutions, we could develop human resources to establish nutrition standards in Vietnam. None (The Ajinomoto Foundation is public-interest oriented foundation in Japan. National Institute of Nutrition is an institution under Ministry of Health, Vietnam). ▪ ▪ ▪