Transcript Nepal Country Presentation

IFE workplan Nepal
Key Priorities
•No Government policy on IFE
•Few Government staff trained or knowledge
about IFE
•People in charge of emergency coordination do
not prioritise
•Poor understanding about what indicators to
include on IFE assessment
•There are no systems to minimise risks of
formula feeding
1.Policy
Workplan
Activity
Agency Timeline
1. Incorporation of IFE
operational guideline into
IYCF policy and strategy
MoH,
By June
UNICEF
WHO
2. Policy endorsement to
prevent unsolicited
donation of BMS from
Council of Ministers
MoH
By Mar
Workplan
2.Capacity Building
Activity
Agency Timeline
1. Training of National and
Regional Trainers on
IYCF, including IFE
MoH
and
WHO
2. Incorporate IFE
component into existing
IYCF training
UNICEF By Dec
and
MoH
3. Training of health workers
and community health
volunteers-phase wise
manner
MoH
By June
Mar
Workplan
3.Coordination
Activity
Agency Timeline
1. Incorporate IFE issues in
MoH
By June
National Disaster Response and and
preparedness plan
UNICEF
2. Strengthen coordination
between inter ministry and
agencies from improved IFE
response through
- Nutrition Cluster approach
- Health Sector Coordination
Committee
- -National Planning Commission
MoH
By Dec
and
UNICEF
Workplan
4.Assessment and Monitoring
Activity
Agency Timeline
1. Develop protocols and tools for
assessment and IFE indicators
MoH
Nov
and
UNICEF
2. Strengthen the implementation
of BMS Act
MoH
June
Workplan
5.Support for IYCF
Activity
Agency Timeline
1. National Advocacy on IFE policy MoH
and related issues
By June
2. Focused Media campaign on
IYCF issues
By Dec
MoH
Workplan
6.Minimise risk of artificial feeding
Activity
Agency Timeline
1. Develop guidelines for
monitoring of unsolicited
donations
MoH
2. Develop protocol and monitoring MoH
system for supervised
distribution of BMS
By June
By Dec