Nutrition Cluster Updates as of January 6, 2014

Staff Complement• Diane Holland, UNICEF HQ, National Cluster

Coordinator• Nutrition Cluster Coordinator by UNICEF assigned

in Regions 6,7 & 8• Nutrition Cluster Information Management Officer

by UNICEF assigned in Regions 6 & 7 • Nutrition Cluster Information Management Officer

by ACF assigned in Capiz, Eastern Samar and Tacloban

Nutrition Cluster links• Nutrition Cluster coordination/communication

nutrition_cluster@yahoogroups.com • Mapping of training activities:

nutritioncluster.imo @gmail.com• 3Ws (who does what, where) matrix: https://

philippines.humanitarianresponse.info/clusters/nutrition

• National Cluster Coordinator: nutritionclustermanila@gmail.com

Information ManagementA. Standardization of Weekly Screening Form for the Barangay Level a) Barangay level Weekly screening form which was adopted from the current NNC

OPT Plus Form 1-A , it has 4 sheets: CMAM Weekly Screening FormBarangay Summary Sheet of Children 6-59 months screened Weekly Screening form for pregnant and lactating women Barangay Summary Sheet of Pregnant and Lactating Mothers Screened

b) Municipal level Monthly statistics form, lifted and modified from the CMAM/PIMAM guidelines, it has 4 sheets:1 for SAM1 for MAM1 for PLWs 1 for Milk Code and Breastfeeding Spaces

B. Orientation on data collection and reporting – Jan 9 to 10 for CHD VI

Updates per TWG

Assessment Working Group - Chaired by World Food Programme (WFP) and co-chaired by DOH

• ToR developed• Plan for the SMART survey in January and

September formulated- ACF Canada provided consultant- Hiring of SMART National survey lead- Terms of Reference for the SMART Survey developed- On-going construction of questionnaire with

technical guidance of the consultant- Finalization of the SMART Survey details

CMAM WG - Chaired by Action Contre La Faim (ACF), and co-chaired by the DoH

• ToR developed• Flyer on Plumpy’Nut and Easy Paste developed• CMAM protocol approval in progress• Mapping and preparation of distribution plan for

CMAM supplies• Capability development of local health staff on

CMAM in the pipeline

IYCF-E WG – Chaired by Family Health Office of the Department of Health, and co-chaired by

Save the Children• ToR developed• Operational guidelines finalized

Advocacy and Communications WG – Chaired by World Vision with NCHP

• Minimum IEC materials package for emergencies developed

• IEC Materials branding agreed

TARGETs / INTERVENTIONs

IYCF EXCLUSIVE BREASTFEEDING

IYCF COMPLEMENTARY

FEEDING

MILK CODE IMAM CROSS-CUTTING MEDIUM

a. LGUs 1. BF in Emergencies Tarp (WVI) – Ilongo, Cebuano, Tagalog

2. Health Advisory on IYCF and Breastfeeding

9. Training Manual on recipe Trial (FAO)

10. Health Advisory on Vit. A (NCHP)

11. MNP Flyer (c/o HEMS book)

13. Tarp (WVI) – tagalog (reporting violations)

14. Posters (NNC) – Don’t Break the Code

15. Primer (FDA)16. Fact Sheet

(FDA)

13. IMAM FAQs (ACF)

14. IMAM Tarp (ACF)

1. Breastfeeding Radio Plugs (on-going c/o NCHP)

2. Radio Infomercials (i.e. Nutriskwela) (30secs) –NNC and NCHP

3. TV Infomercials (i.e. Nutriskwela) (30sec) – NCHP and NNC.

4. Jingle (BF) Pipe-in music in the camps or offices / caravan / radio filler - MDGF

5. Lakbay Buhay kalusugan – Kalusugang Pangkalahatan (Health Mobile by DOH)

6. Radio News Beats on Milk Code

a. Health Workers 1. IYCF-E Flipchart (SAVE)

2. IYCF Counselling Cards (UNICEF)

12. Recipe Trial Booklet (FAO)

Primer and fact Sheet

IMAM FAQs

a. PLWs 1. BF Kits (bag, scarf, water tumbler, feeding cup w/ cover, food container)

2. IYCF-E Fan (UNICEF) / SAVE

3. BF Tshirts (Nutrition facts and I am a BF Mom) (SAVE)

4. BF Health Advisory

Primer and fact sheet IMAM FAQS

TOTAL 18 IEC materials

Minimum IEC PACKAGE

Nutrition Cluster Region VIII Nutrition Cluster Partner Activities in Leyte (01/04/2014)

Legend I = Screening; II = IYCF; III = TSFP; IV = BSFP; V = MN; VI = OTP; VII = ITPNote: Planned activities in italic; Not all screening activities are reported

Nutrition Cluster Region VIII Nutrition Cluster Partner Activities in Samar (01/04/2014)

Legend I = Screening; II = IYCF; III = TSFP; IV = BSFP; V = MN; VI = OTP; VII = ITPNote: Planned activities in italic; Not all screening activities are reported

Progress Reporting for Region 8 (12/30/2013)

Screening and treatment of SAM and MAM• Nutrition sector partners screened 34,076

children for acute malnutrition in Leyte and Eastern Samar with 144 SAM and 849 MAM

• A total of 35 children were admitted to treatment – this number is expected to increase significantly as partners begin OTP and tSFP.

Blanket supplementary feeding program• bSFP was completed in four municipalities in Leyte

and six municipalities in Eastern Samar. BSFP in Tanuaun is on-going. In total bSFP has reached 23,756 children. A second round of BSFP will commence in the 2nd week of January (given the availability of supplies).

Targeted supplementary feeding program• tSFP is currently rolled out and reaching 34 children

in four municipalities. Additional partners will start expanding the programme.

Infant and Young Child feeding• 15 Mother-Baby Friendly Tents in Tacloban (5 tents),

Dulag (3 tents), Tabontabon, Julita, Alangalang and Ormoc (2 tents) provide psychosocial support and IYCF in emergencies counseling for women.

• Additional tent, Mercy in Action is also providing IYCF counseling in a delivery facility in Dulag.

• The tents and other cluster partners have served around 3,571 PLWs.

• Mobile tents provided IYCF counseling to PLWs in Tanauan, Tolosa, Tacloban and Basey municipalities.

Project Coordination Agreements

• WFP has signed FLAs with Samaritan’s Purse, IMC, Plan International and ACTED. An additional FLA with ACF is in discussion.

• UNICEF has signed PCAs with ChildFund, ACF and BMFRI.

• PCAs with Samaritan’s Purse, World Vision, IMC, Save the Children and NNC are in the final stage and are expected to be signed soon.

• Conduct of 2-day ‘crash course’ on CMAM on 18-19 Dec. 2013

• Planning for the 5-day CMAM training from 13-17 JAN in Cebu

• Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center (VSMMC) involved in CMAM: a) provide trainers b) actual response - treated 21 SAM cases (6 cases in November and 15 cases in November) from the ground and/or from Bogo, Bantayan and Daan Bantayan District Hospitals

• CMAM Supplies provided to Madredejos, Malapascua, Bogo City, Daan Bantayan and Bantayan District Hospitals

Progress Reporting for Region 7 (12/30/2013)