2 May 2024 – The Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Consortium (HMHB) is thrilled to host its first Coffee and Chai Chat of the year featuring world-renowned expert, Dr. Parul Christian, Professor and Director of the Program in Human Nutrition at the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health. The chat will focus on the potential of Balanced Energy and Protein (BEP) Dietary Supplementation during pregnancy and be hosted by Dr. Mihaela Ciulei, the new Program Manager of the BEP Technical Advisory Group (TAG) on Thursday, 16 May 2024, at 11:00 – 11:30 AM EDT | 5:00- 5:30 PM CET | 8:30-9:00 PM IST.
HMHB has recently set up the BEP-TAG with the mission to generate evidence and guidance to champion the adoption of BEP food/supplementation as an evidence-based intervention or standard of care in antenatal care programs to improve maternal nutrition and birth outcomes. The chat will disseminate the latest research and knowledge on BEP interventions for pregnant women and discuss its potential to help mothers and babies thrive. Participants will have the opportunity to ask live questions and gain insights into this promising intervention.