For more information, please contact:

Lovely Amin, Nutrition Cluster Coordinator, lamin@unicef.org, Tel: +93(0)798507941

Alfred KANA, Information Management Officer, akana@unicef.org, Tel: +93(0)798507616

Website: afg.humanitarianresponse.info

National Nutrition Cluster April 2015 Monthly Meeting

Date : 12 Apr 2016

Time : 10:00-12:00hrs

Venue : UNOCHA Conference Room

Agenda:

Introduction, review of the last meeting minutes & action points-NCC

Information Management:

o 2016 HRP reporting for quarter 1

Super cereal Taste Test - WFP

Updates from working groups: AIMWG, IMAMWG, IYCF, CDWG and MNWG

Key Partner Updates-All

Supply: Unicef & WFP

A.O.B

Present partners (18):

AADA, ACF, AKHS, BDN, CAF, Caritas Germany, CHA, ECHO, IMC, Johanniter,

Medair, PND/MoPH, SAF, Save Children, UNFAO, UNICEF, WFP, WHO

Number of participants: 25

Description Action Responsible

1 Introduction, review of the last meeting minutes & action points-NCC.

The meeting was convened under the chairmanship of

Piyali Mustaphi, Chief Nutrition UNICEF, in the

interim of Nutrition Cluster Coordinator (NCC).

Participants introduced themselves. Previous minutes

were endorsed and action points reviewed using the

tracking matrix.

IMO to upload the

minutes in the website

IMO

2016 CHF 1st allocation: the allocation strategy is

drafted ($20 million). The OCHA representative in the

meeting informed the audience that there will not be

any allocation for nutrition this time. It will only be

for IDPs, Food, shelter, NFIs and multi-sectoral

assessments.

Nutrition may benefit from the 2nd allocation.

All partners

2 Information Management (2016 HRP reporting for quarter 1)-IMO

For more information, please contact:

Lovely Amin, Nutrition Cluster Coordinator, lamin@unicef.org, Tel: +93(0)798507941

Alfred KANA, Information Management Officer, akana@unicef.org, Tel: +93(0)798507616

Website: afg.humanitarianresponse.info

- IMAM reports: Partners have been reminded to

submit all the reports from January to March 2016

through the nutrition database (SAM, MAM, IYCF and

MN)

- 2016 HRP project registration: All partners need to

register their nutrition related humanitarian response

projects. Partners are not required to register activities

part of BPHS/EPHS services.

All partners to register

https://www.humanitarianresponse.info/en/operations/

afghanistan/information-management

- Assessments needs mapping: All partners should

share where, when and what time of the year they are

planning to conduct nutrition assessments.

IMO to send reminder

email to all partners

PND/IMO to share

missing reports with all

partners and with GCMU

All reports to be

submitted: deadline:

April, 18th

Cluster coordination to

submit the quarterly report

to OCHA by April, 23rd

Partners to share human

interest stories to be

published in 2016 bulletin

for quarter 1

PND/IMO to work on

mapping of assessments

needs in the country: who

is planning to do what

when?

PND/IMO to share

assessment plan template

to all cluster partners and

with GCMU to collect all

plans

All partners

IMO

NCC

3 Introduction of Supercereal for AM-PLW Treatment – WFP (presentation attached)

WFP updated the cluster members that the TSFP (OPD-

MAM) treatment for AM-PLWs will change from a

food basket to a specialised nutritious food: Supercereal

(SC). The SC is a fortified wheat-soya blend with sugar,

which is successfully used globally and recommended

for AM-PLW treatment.

In advance of the switch, WFP will carry out a small

acceptability (taste) test. The test will also facilitate the

design of a communication strategy to support SC

acceptability and adherence.

Cluster members asked questions on the SC

energy/calories, and on the composition of the SC.

WFP will share the SC

(WSB) technical

specifications.

WFP will share the

timeline of the taste test,

and further updates in the

next cluster meeting.

PND/WFP will share the

SC acceptability report

when finalised.

WFP

WFP

PND/WFP

For more information, please contact:

Lovely Amin, Nutrition Cluster Coordinator, lamin@unicef.org, Tel: +93(0)798507941

Alfred KANA, Information Management Officer, akana@unicef.org, Tel: +93(0)798507616

Website: afg.humanitarianresponse.info

4 Updates from working groups: AIM WG, IMAM WG, IYCF, CDWG and MN WG

(presentation attached)

- CD WG:

ACF and SCI to send an overall report as well as

monthly reports to PND regularly on the training

information in their relevant provinces.

All group members are going to start working on

developing “post training monitoring toll/checklist”

which will be finalized during next meeting.

IMAM Officer/PND would coordinate the issue of

developing community SOP with CBHC department of

the MoPH to get their consent and support.

Selection of the criteria for the trainees of the nutrition

diploma course is done and will be shared with the

members of the NPCC to get their ideas.

- IMAM WG:

Finalisation of the revised IMAM Guidelines is under

discussion within the IMAM WG and PND. Any

revisions to the AM-PLW treatment and admission/exit

criteria can be added by PND at a later date, as

necessary.

SAM supply is ongoing for 2nd quarter of 2016 by

UNICEF.

IMAM TWG members without UNICEF, WFP,

AKHS, ACF and SCI are permanently absent, so

IMAM TWG members should be reassigned.

The Supply Chain Management SOP is ready and will

be sent to PND and its training may be conducted in

May, 2016 by UNICEF

- IYCF WG:

Collected photos of BMS labels should be presented in

national committee of BMS code, so different relevant

ministries will take actions for its improvement in order

to be according to standards. 4 hospitals (Rabia Balkhi,

Malalai, Dasht Barchi, Istiqlal and Cure) are monitored

for BFHI implementation to see availability of: BFHI

focal point, BFHI technical committee and cascade of

BFHI and/or SOP trainings to the rest of the staff, IYCF

IEC materials, better implementation of BMS code 10

steps reporting on BFHI

- MN:

Development of a protocol for iron supplementation to

premature and low birth weight baby. Successful

implementation of first round 1000 day campaigned in

- PND: Post-training

monitoring tool / checklist

to be developed and

shared

- UNICEF to share SOPs

on supply chain

management when ready

- PND to share MNCH

guidelines, and, BFHI

checklist

PND

PND

AIMWG

All partners

UNICEF

For more information, please contact:

Lovely Amin, Nutrition Cluster Coordinator, lamin@unicef.org, Tel: +93(0)798507941

Alfred KANA, Information Management Officer, akana@unicef.org, Tel: +93(0)798507616

Website: afg.humanitarianresponse.info

five provinces. Draft food fortification regulation

developed and sent to ministry of justice for approval.

84 MoPH and MoE provincial staff received WIFS

ToT.

WIFS program is practically implemented in Parwan

district.

- AIM WG:

Surveillance tool (GM) revised with Early initiation of

breast feeding

Rational of small scale surveys discussed and the

decision was to go:

- By villages not by districts to increase the

coverage

- The AIM working group should decide about

small scale surveys before conducting the

surveys

- The implementing partner should be fully

involved from the planning phase

- Based on the surveys the AIM will recommend

action points as needed

- PND to share iron for

low birth weight

guidelines

5 Key Partner Updates-All

ACF:

According to the plan, ACF was to do a SMART survey

in Wardak, but, due to accessibility issues, it’s moved

to western region in Hirat province.

Medair:

There is a plan to do a SMART survey in Kandahar

province, with the support of ACF

PND:

- With UNICEf and WHO support, PND conducted

ToT SAM training. Cascading trainings are to be

conducted for all TFU staff in the country

- PND team is conducting regional workshop in Hirat,

after a monitoring exercise in western provinces (Hirat,

Ghor, Farat and Badghis) to discuss on the findings.

- NNSS database is being revised

- A one day nutrition database refresher training

conducted for western region provinces

ACF to communicate the

dates of the surveys

PND to share detailed plan

for the trainings

PND to share the findings

and the workshop report

PND to present the

database revisions next

cluster meeting

ACF

PND

IMO

PND

PND

PND

For more information, please contact:

Lovely Amin, Nutrition Cluster Coordinator, lamin@unicef.org, Tel: +93(0)798507941

Alfred KANA, Information Management Officer, akana@unicef.org, Tel: +93(0)798507616

Website: afg.humanitarianresponse.info

6 Supply: UNICEF & WFP

UNICEF:

2nd quarter 2016 SAM supplies are getting released. All

partners are asked to request on time after PND and

GCMU send email to them. This will help to avoid

shortage of supplies.

WFP:

Sufficient supplies

All partners

PND

UNICEF

7 AOB

WFP – Gulan Camp: OPD-MAM support from WFP

was extended for only 1 month to May 15th. The NCC

will meet with UNHCR and WFP/UNICEF to discuss

their obligations for support of TSFP under their global

mandate. Pending outcomes of that meeting, the

Ghulan Camp services will be extended

Nutrition cluster to invite

UNHCR, WFP, UNICEF

for meeting

NCC to report on meeting

outcome

NCC

UNHCR

UNICEF

WFP

8 Attachments

Super cereal Taste Test (PPT)– WFP

Super Cereal Technical Specifications – WFP

Super cereal The Right Food at the Right Time -

WFP

Updates from working groups - PND

Attach presentations

IMO

END.

Next meeting: 10 May 2016, 10:00 am-12:00, OCHA office