Cartagena Declaration. The International Declaration on the Right to Nutritional Care and the Fight against Malnutrition

• Published in: Nutricion hospitalaria Vol. 36; no. 4; pp. 974 - 980
• Main Authors: Cárdenas, Diana, Bermúdez, Charles E, Echeverri, Sonia, Pérez, Angélica, Puentes, Milena, López, Lina, Correia, Maria Isabel, Ochoa, Juan B, Ferreira, Ana María, Texeira, María Alejandra, Arenas Moya, Diego, Arenas Márquez, Humberto, León Sanz, Miguel, Rodríguez-Veintimilla, Dolores
• Format: Journal Article Conference Proceeding
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Spain 26.08.2019
• Subjects: Bioethical Issues; Colombia; Delivery of Health Care, Integrated; Drug Industry - ethics; Food Industry - ethics; Food Supply; Guidelines as Topic; Human Rights; Humans; International Cooperation - legislation & jurisprudence; Latin America; Malnutrition - diagnosis; Malnutrition - prevention & control; Nutrition Policy - legislation & jurisprudence; Nutrition Policy - trends; Nutritional Sciences - education; Nutritional Support; Organizational Culture; Patient Care Team - organization & administration; Patient Participation; Colombia; Latin America; Malnutrición. Cuidado nutricional. Derecho a la alimentación. Derecho a la salud
• ISSN: 1699-5198
• DOI: 10.20960/nh.02701

The need to promote the right to nutritional care, to fight against malnutrition and to advance in education and research in clinical nutrition has led all the FELANPE's societies to sign on May 3rd, during the 33rd Congress of the Colombian Clinical Nutrition Association (ACNC) in the city of Cartagena, the International Declaration on the Right to Nutritional Care and the Fight against Malnutrition, "Declaration of Cartagena". The Declaration provides a coherent framework of 13 principles which can serve as a guide for societies, schools and associations affiliated to FELANPE in the development of action plans. In addition, it will serve as an instrument to promote, through governments, the formulation of policies and legislation in the field of clinical nutrition. We believe that the general framework of principles proposed by the Declaration can contribute to raise awareness about the magnitude of this problem and to promote cooperation networks among Latin-American countries. Although this Declaration does not have a binding legal effect, it has an undeniable moral strength and it can provide practical guidance to States. An implementation program will allow developing a toolkit to transform principles into actions.