Masako Horino

Research and Communications Officer
UNRWA Health Department

Masako Horino is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist with the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics in the US. She has worked for the US government to implement and evaluate public health programs to prevent chronic disease at vulnerable populations by promoting healthy lifestyle. She received a Master of Public Health from UCLA and is pursuing a doctoral degree at Johns Hopkins on implementation research, epidemiology, biostatistics and micronutrient deficiencies. With UNRWA, she has executed several research and evaluation projects, including antenatal MMS Implementation and community-based study among pregnant Palestine refugee women in Jordan.

Event Schedule

DAY 1
20 July 2023
Start Time End Time Session Description Action
12:30 pm EEST 02:00 pm EEST Ensuring Equity in Access to Multiple Micronutrient Supplementation for Pregnant Women
Side Event
Kigali Convention Center - Room MH 2-2

A side event on maternal nutrition to take place at Women Deliver 2023 (Kigali, Rwanda, 17-20 July 2023). The event seeks to highlight the importance of maternal Read More

Speakers
Masako Horino

Research and Communications Officer

UNRWA Health Department

Saskia Osendarp

Executive Director

Micronutrient Forum

Elvis Gakuba

Sight and Life Rwanda Country Representative

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Speakers

Magdalene Dorto

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Deborah Nyirenda

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Yashmin Fernandes

Director Women's Digital Financial Inclusion Hub, Women's World Banking

Stella Anyangwe

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Blandine Umuziranenge

Founder and CEO Kosmotivr

Taryn Russell

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Djeinaba Kane

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Rafiat Akinokun

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Melania Chiponda

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Aries Setiadi

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Claude Mambo Muvunyi

Director General Rwanda Biomedical Center

Hanna Lemma

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Kathryn Toure

Regional Director, Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office IDRC

Dr. Lisa Avery

Assistant Professor, University of Manitoba; Director Africa Initiatives

Carmen Correa

CEO Pro Mujer

Tawakkol Karman

Nobel Peace Price Laureate Tawakkol Karman Foundation

Anis Farid

Research Project Manager Women's Aid Organisation

Patricia Elias

Every Woman International Lawyer; Chief, Global Diplomatic Campaign

Lipi Rahman

Executive Director, Badabon Sangho Every Woman Indrani Fellow

Kigali Convention Center - KG 2 Roundabout, Kigali, Rwanda