VIETNAM NUTRITIONAL PORTAL
Nutrition is an indispensable profession in developed countries as well as countries in the Southeast Asian region. Nutritionist is a health care profession that helps improve health by adjusting appropriate nutrition and diet.
Nutrition is an indispensable profession in developed countries as well as countries in the Southeast Asian region. Nutritionist is a health care profession that provides appropriate adjustment of nutrition and diet to improve health. The main tasks of nutritionist are to supervise food service, develop menus, develop and conduct nutritional interventions, and educate individuals and communities about good nutritional habits. The demand for nutritionists increases every year due to the awareness of the role of nutrition in the prevention and treatment of chronic diseases and the increasing proportion of elderly people in countries around the world. A 2008 survey by the International Nutrition Association in 37 developed and developing countries showed that nutrition is a profession in 71% of countries. The number of nutritionists per 100,000 people in Malaysia is 2, in the UK, France and Taiwan it is 6-10, in Australia, the US and the Netherlands it is 16-20, in Japan it is 25. A total of 23/37 countries have determined a bachelor's degree as the minimum level for nutritionists.
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· Nutritionist Level II: Take charge of developing and organizing the implementation of regulations, processes, protocols, inspection, supervision, communication, education, consultation and direction of nutrition, dietetics and food safety at hospitals and in the community. Nutritionists Level II must have a first-level specialized degree or a master's degree or higher in nutrition and must have a certificate of training in the standard of professional title of nutritionist Level II.
· Nutritionist level III: organizes the implementation of regulations, procedures, protocols, inspections, supervision, communication, education, consultation and direction of nutrition, dietetics and food safety at hospitals and in the community. Nutritionist level III must have a university degree in nutrition or higher.
· Nutritionist level IV: implement regulations, procedures, protocols, inspection, supervision, communication, education, consultation and participate in the direction of nutrition, dietetics and food safety at the hospital and community. Nutritionist level IV must graduate from college of nutrition;
Currently, our country's population is over 95 million people, and will reach 100 million people in the next 10 years. The golden population period will gradually be replaced by the aging population period. Community and hospital nutrition care, ensuring food hygiene and safety for the entire population, and enhancing nutrition care to prevent chronic diseases are urgent requirements. To reach the level of Taiwan and Australia (ratio of 6-10 nutritionists/100,000 people), the number of nutritionists in Vietnam that need to be trained is up to 8,000 people.
Regarding the training of nutrition staff of level III: To train 8,000 of these staff with the participation of 15 medical training institutions (medical universities, medical faculties) nationwide with a number of 80 students/year, we need 10 years to meet the demand. In fact, the bachelor of nutrition training program was allowed by the Ministry of Education and Training to be piloted at Hanoi Medical University with the number of training in 2013 being only 46 students, in 2014 it was 35 students. Up to now, with the support of the National Institute of Nutrition, the bachelor of nutrition training network has been implemented at 07 universities: Hanoi Medical University, Ho Chi Minh City University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine, Dong A University, Da Nang, Hanoi University of Public Health, Thang Long University and Thanh Dong University. Especially with Thanh Dong University, the National Institute of Nutrition and the VINEP Project have applied the Japanese model to build the first advanced university level nutrition training program in Vietnam. Students of this course enjoy many incentives from the VINEP Project such as: "excellent students overcome difficulties" scholarships, modern and updated teaching materials, effective and time-saving teacher-student interaction website, modern practice facilities of the Institute of Nutrition, attending some lectures by Japanese professors, internship opportunities in Japan for excellent students...
Regarding the training of nutrition staff level IV: In 2017 - 2018, within the framework of the VINEP Project, the National Institute of Nutrition supported Phu Tho Medical College and Hanoi College of Commerce to develop the first advanced college-level nutrition training program in Vietnam and is submitting it to the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs for approval.
The Government's attention to nutrition, along with the efforts of the National Institute of Nutrition and universities and colleges nationwide, in the coming time, a team of nutritionists with professional qualifications and skills will be trained, meeting the needs of society and contributing to maintaining and improving human health, preventing and preventing the severity of diseases, thereby helping to improve the quality of life.
Assoc.Prof.Dr. Nguyen Do Huy - Director of Training Center
Email: nguyendohuy@dinhduong.org
Phone: 0983082475; 0988628783; 0913558179; 02439724031