National Institute of Nutrition

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Address: 48B Tang Bat Ho Street, Hanoi, Vietnam
Tel: (84-4) – 39713784; (84-4) -39717090.
Fax: (84-4) - 39717885
E-Mail: ninvietnam@viendinhduong.vn
Website: http://www.nutrition.org.vn

• Research on nutritional requirements and dietary intake of Vietnamese people in relation to physiological status and socio-economic conditions of the country.
• Food and nutrition surveillance, nutritional epidemiology studies and other nutrition-related health problems.
• Research on nutritive values and health aspects of Vietnamese foods.
• Research on food hygiene and food safety·
• Research on the measures for improving nutritional status, food hygiene and food safety condition.
• Developing the food- based dietary guidelines for Vietnamese people.
• Coordinating the nutrition network for the whole country and implementing the different nutrition action programs.
• Assisting the Government in developing the nutrition policy.

• Assessment of nutritional status and dietary intake of Vietnamese people in different ecological regions, every year and or a period of time.
• Epidemiology of  major nutritional deficiencies and disorders (surveys, community trial).
• Establishing the Dietary Allowances and Food Based Dietary Guidelines for Vietnamese people and the development of a Nutrition Policy in Vietnam (update 2006).
• Developing and updating food analysis data, establishing the Vietnamese Nutritive Composition Table (update 2007).
• Investigating food safety and food hygiene control, development of Standard Laboratory of Food safety and Food Hygiene, contributing to the development of food regulations.
• Research on nutrition problems in transition period (research program).
• PhD training in community Nutrition and in collaboration with Hanoi Medical College in training Master of Science in community nutrition.
• Implementation of National Nutrition Strategy (NNS). National focal point for nutrition coordination of Protein Energy Malnutrition Program (PEM) and micronutrient deficiencies (Vitamin A and iron deficiency control programs).
• Implementation of nutrition education and nutrition surveillance activities.   Institutional collaboration
• The NIN has set up cooperative relationship with such international agencies as UNICEF, WHO, FAO, The Netherlands Government, ADB, WB, ILSI as well as many Non-Governmental Organizations and other research institutions/Universities including WU (Netherlands), INMU (Thailand) and Universities of Japan, University of Los-Banos (the Philippines), IRD, GRET (France). The Institute has expanded the international cooperation in training and scientific research, involving the University of Sydney, University of Queensland and Queensland University of Technology (2008).
• The National Institute of Nutrition has been appointed as the WHO national participating Institution for Food Contamination Monitoring (1995), as the SEAMEO-TROPMED Collaborative Center in Community Nutrition (1994) and as the National Focal Point for Nutrition (1995) and the National Nutrition Strategy (2001).
  

Nguyen Thi Lam, Assoc. Prof.; PhD;
Tel. (84-4) 3 971 3086;
E-mail:
nguyenthilamnin@yahoo.com  

Le Danh Tuyen, PhD.MD;
Tel. (84-4) 3 821 0049;
E-mail: ledanhtuyen@gmail.com; ledanhtuyen@dinhduong.org.vn

Le Bach Mai, Assoc. Prof.; PhD;
Tel. (84-4) 3 971 5127;
E-mail:
bachmai_nin@yahoo.com;
lebacmai@dinhduong.org.vn