The OSLO CHILD HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER (OCHRC), Forum 7


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	Forum 7



	Poverty, child health and nutrition

	The session reviewed the impact of poverty-reduction activities on nutritional status, describe the impact of poverty and nutritional status on birth weight and the life cycle, and review the impact of child health interventions.

	Chair:
	Sonya Rabeneck, Principal Portfolio Manager, Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition, Geneva

	Speakers:
	Zulfiqar Bhutta, Professor, Paediatrics, Aga Khan University Hospital, Pakistan. Prevalence and risk factors for intrauterine growth retardation in rural Pakistan: a community-based survey
	Robert Black, Chair, International Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, USA A research agenda emerging from the Bellagio child health meeting
	Juan Rivera, Director, Centre for Research in Nutrition and Health, Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica, Mexico The Mexican "Oportunidades" anti-poverty programme

	Rapporteur:
	Andres de Francisco, Head, Scientific Operations, Global Forum for Health Research, Geneva