SPEAKER'S PROFILES

Regina Moench-Pfanner


Throughout my career, my focus has been on nutrition and health programming both in development and emergencies and on micronutrients and poverty alleviation programs.  have spent more than twenty years working in the field of relief assistance and international development.

I am a Fullbright Scholar and hold a Doctorate in International Nutrition from the University of Bonn, Germany, and a Masters of Science from Michigan State University, USA. I have published and contributed to several publications.

Prior to joining GAIN in 2005 I served as Regional Coordinator for Helen Keller International (HKI) in the Asia Pacific overseeing the development, implementation and quality management of HKI's programs in public health and eye health. I began my career with the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and worked throughout Africa and Europe. I went on to become Head of Mission for the IFRC in Chad before moving on to provide technical consultancies in food and nutrition programs for a number of international organizations, including the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), and the World Food Programme (WFP). Besides Africa and the Asia Pacific, my experience also includes work in the Middle East, South America, and Europe.

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