Sultana Khanum
WHO consultant Dhaka, Bangladesh
Biography
Sultana Khanum, a pediatricians is working as consultant for Global Health Solution focusing on women and children in remote and fragile countries in South Asia and she also works as a Freelance International Public Health consultant worldwide, currently involve with Global Scaling up Nutrition (SUN) movement. Dr Khanum received her Doctoral degree or PhD on pediatric clinical nutrition: cost effective approach of management of severe malnutrition from London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), University of London and also obtained Master’s degree on Community Health in Developing Countries from LSHTM, University of London. Dr Khanum has more than 4 decades of working experience in health and development worldwide as reflected in her carrier. She was Director for Health System Development in WHO SEAR Region and prior to that she worked at the Department of Nutrition for Health and Development at the WHO HQ in Geneva as coordinator and as Advisor for Nutrition and Food Safety in South East Asia Region of World Health Organization (WHO). Dr Khanum also worked as Medical Director Save the Children UK, Bangladesh. She has authored several publications in various journals including Lancet, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, European journal of clinical nutrition etc. her publications reflect her research interests in health and nutrition of children right from conception of their mothers. She is a peer reviewer of nutrition related books and publications including WHO documents. Dr Khanum is serving as a steering group member of Global Civil Society Network for Scaling up Nutrition (SUN), A Global country lead movement and member of Global CSO on ICN2 ( 2nd International Conference of Nutrition). She is a fellow of Royal Society of Medicine, member of Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene and also a member of society for international development. She chaired and spoke in many international conferences. Dr. Khanum was awarded Woodruff Medal by LSHTM, University of London for excellence in public health nutrition.
Abstract
Abstract : Nutrition solution of displaced children: Bangladesh Rohingya case study