European Nutrition for Health Alliance

BAPEN’s ‘Malnutrition Matters’ campaign wins major European Award

Professor Marinos Elia, Chair of BAPEN, accepted the award at the ESPEN Conference (Florence, 15 September 2008)

The Medical Nutrition International Industry group (MNI), in partnership with ESPEN, awarded its first ever prize for fighting malnutrition to the UK’s BAPEN (British Association for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition) on the 15th September at the ESPEN Conference in Florence.

Professor Marinos Elia, Chair of BAPEN who accepted the award from Flemming Morgan Chairman of MNI’s Executive (and President of Danone Medical Nutrition Division)
said: “I am delighted to accept this significant award on behalf of BAPEN. This recognises the excellent work of many BAPEN members across the UK who have worked hard to deliver this result".

For more information on this exciting award please visit: http://espenblog.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/bapens-media-release.doc

l-r Dr Frank de Man, Secretary General, ENHA; Professor Marinos Elia, Chair, BAPEN; Professor Olle Ljungqvist, Chair, ESPEN & Co-Chair ENHA; Flemming Morgan, Chairman, MNI.

• BAPEN’s ‘Malnutrition Matters’ campaign wins major European Award