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| The wife of the late Assoc Prof Dr Truong But, former head of the Viet Nam Nutrition Association's applied nutrition divison, receives the 2016 VINUTAS-DUTCH LADY Award on his behalf. — Photo Courtesy of FrieslandCampina Viet Nam |
HCM CITY (Biz Hub) — Assoc Prof Dr Trương But, former head of the Viet Nam Nutrition Association's applied nutrition division, has been posthumously conferred the 2016 VINUTAS-DUTCH LADY Award for his outstanding research into the country's nutrition status.
The award was handed over to his wife at the 8th nutrition scientific conference held recently in Ha Noi.
The conference, which focused on nutrition among pregnant women and children in Viet Nam, attracted more than 300 experts in nutrition from Vieệt Nam, Malaysia, Indonesia and other countries.
The award was instituted in 2002 to honour scientists researching into nutirition.
The conference and awards ceremony were organised by the Viet Nam Nutrition Association in co-operation with FrieslandCampina Việt Nam. —VNS