Anna Lartey

Anna Lartey, Professor of Nutrition, is currently Director of Nutrition at the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations in Rome. She is also the International Development Research Center Research Chair in Nutrition for Health and Socio-economic development in sub-Saharan Africa. Her research areas include maternal and child nutrition, in particular the WHO Multicentre Growth Reference Study (MGRS); research to improve infant nutrition and growth (RIING); and the international Lipid-based Nutrient Supplement project (iLiNS).