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South Mudug Sub-National Nutrition Cluster Meeting Minutes 09thFebruary 2020, SDROoffice meeting hall, Galkayo, Somalia TIME: 10:00-11:30AM
Agenda Discussions Action points Opening The meeting officially opened at 10:00 Am on 09th February 2020. The Remarks/ meeting was chaired by Abdirashid Mohamed Isse Health and Nutrition Introduction Officer at SDRO and South Galkayo Nutrition Focal Point. The meeting was closed opened with recitation of the holy Quran verses. The focal point thanked the participants for their participation and timing. Then round self-introduction of participants was conducted and the chairman immediately took the participants through the agendas of the meeting. Review the The chair reviewed the previous meeting minutes with the rest of the previous meeting partners for their confirmation and endorsement and agreed the docs of the minutes and previous minute as a true record. action point Also the focal point read through the action point of the previous meeting and confirmed that the action point was addressed. closed Key nutrition Situation highlights services and The cluster partner’s highlight that the general situation in the region is well situation and stable and there is no security incidents have been reported by the highlights update, challenges cluster members during the reporting period, the nutrition programs are and lesson learnt running smoothly as per required. (All partners) Achievements and challenges.
CESVI
CESVI is running nutrition interventions in 10 villages in south Mudug region. 5 of the villages are under Galkayo district and another 5 are under Hobyo district. The
donors for the projects are DFID and AICS.
Program Update & Routing achievement:
In January 2020 Cesvi achieved to: 1. Screen: 1349 children 2. Admit SAM: 52 3. Admit MAM: 120
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4. Provide IYCF sensitization: 3090 5. Provide micronutrient supplementation: 973
Challenges: No challenges to report.
IRC
Program Update and routine activities
IRC is providing integrated health and nutrition outreach services in Bitaale, Qarqora, Rasan, Xingudan and Dawaaf villages under South Galkacyo district.
The activities Include; Malnutrition screening, Provision of nutrition services through outpatient therapeutic programmes (OTPs) and supplementary feeding programmes (SFPs) to manage acute malnutrition among under-fives , Referral of SAM cases with complications to the Stabilization Centers ,Routine micronutrient supplementation with Ferro folic, vitamin A and zinc and Consultations for children under five children ,above five and adults treating common morbidities. Detection, prevention and treatment of AWD and suspected measles cases
Below are the beneficiaries reached during the month of Jan 2020 13 SAM cases with no complication treated in the OTP program
20MAM cases treated in the TSFP program
165 individuals reached with IYCF promotion messages 316 OPD consultations conducted during Jan 2020
Challenges: No challenges to report.
SDRO
SDRO is running 3 nutrition projects namely, TSFP, BSFP and MCHN, 16 sites of TSFP and 3 of them are fixed others are mobile, 2 sites of MCHN and 3 sites of BSFP in partnership with WFP and SHF.
Program Update& Routine achievement: All the Nutrition activities are running well. In the reporting period of December 2019. Admitted (U5-TSFP: 1,098, PLW-TSFP: 333, U2-MCHN: 1,844, PLW-MCHN: 722) Cured ( U5- TSFP: 1,338, PLW-TSFP: 353, U2-MCHN:784, PLW-MCHN: 637)
Food received ( U5-TSFP: 2,453, PLW-TSFP: 324, U2-MCHN: 2789, PLW-
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MCHN: 992, U2-BSFP: 3,841, PLW-BSFP: 480 ).
Challenges: All the nutrition services were ongoing smoothly per the working modalities and no reportable challenges encountered.
IMC
International Medical Corps is running Four nutrition programs in the region which are SC, OTP, TSFP and BSFP under the OFDA, ECHO and IFRP grants, in OFDA grant, it supports one fixed OTP and 9 nine OTPs which are visited by mobile teams on weekly based, under ECHO grant, it supports one fixed SC, OTP and TSFP (Both children and PLW) in GAS hospital, for the response the burden of malnutrition rate in Galkayo district, IMC has commenced a BSFP project for the children (6-36 months) and PLWs who is malnutrition at-risk plus children (6-59 months) who were transferred from other nutrition programs through the funding of IFRP.
Program Update&Routing achievement:
In the reporting period, IMC has successfully conducted a monthly sensitization meeting for M2M support group mothers in all sites.
A total of 130 severe malnourished children with no medical complications have been managed in all the IMC OTP sites compared to 106 Severe malnourished children with medical complication managed in IMC SC, while 51 moderately malnourished children and PLW has been admitted to the IMC TSFP in Galkayo south hospital. Through Family MUAC strategy, IMC has trained a total of 78 mothers on how to screen their children by using MUAC tape. On IYCF counselling sessions both individual & group counselling, IMC has reached a total of 533 mothers in all sites. Challenges:
Shortage of anthropometric equipment especially weight machine & Height board.
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MercyUSA
Mercy-USA currently is running 14 sites of TSFP and 3 sites of MCHN programs which are funded by WFP and OTP & SC programs partner with UNICEF.
Program Update & Routing achievement: 14 TSFP Sites: Wisil, Wargalo,Bacadweyne,Bajela,Bud-Bud,El-dibir,El-gula, Galbarwaqo, Gawan,Herodhagahlay,Hobyo,Kalabayr,Qaranrow and Qaydaro. 10 OTP Sites and two outreach: Wisil,Bacadweyne,Bajela,BudBud,El-dibir,El-gula, Gawan,Herodhagahlay,Hobyo and Qaranrow. And ONE SC for Hobyo town
Total new admission of SC 5. Total new admission of OTP 105. Total new admission of TSPF 463. Total new admission of MCHN 324.
Challenges: No challenges in the reporting period.
SAF-UK
SAF-UK has currently running integrated program of health and nutrition for MAM and MCHN funded by SHF and WFP from May-2019 for the following villages: Af-barwaqo, Dhinoda, Cel-dhanane, Qori-weyn/Xingod, Cade bubal, Galhagog, and Buq-qaloc under the Hobyo district.
Program Update & Routing achievement:
SAF-UK has admitted during registration period for January-2020 for the following categories: BSFP: Under two years= 110. PLWs: 72. MAM cases: Under five years: 16. PLWs: 6.
Challenges: OTP program funded by Unicef was ended by August-2019, although recently have amount of RUTF that we managed SAM cases.
CISP
CISP running currently 1 functional site which is Gawaan village (Hobyo) MCHN program which is funded by Italian cooperation one fixed and one mobile outreach team.
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Program Update: Routine activities Include; Malnutrition screening, Provision of nutrition services through outpatient therapeutic programmes (OTPs) to manage acute malnutrition among under-fives , Referral of SAM cases with complications to the Stabilization Centers, counseling and other components of IMAM package. Also routine vaccines and treatment of any other diseases.
Routing achievement: In January 2020 we admit 89 SAM cases in Gawaan and give treatment, vaccines and other service include IMAM package, also we refer 7cases of SAM with complications to the SC
Challenges: Shortage of Plumpy'nut due to delay of supply.
DEH
DEH is currently running two nutrition projects with 8 sites of TSFP & 4 sites of MCHN, supported by WFP and SHF in south Hobyo. The SHF supported project covered 2 fixed sites (Hobyo and Xinlabi) and two mobile sites (Xinbarwaaqo and seego), the WFP FLA 2019 was ended and we’re waiting for new FLA in 2020.
Program Update & Routing achievement:
In January we conducted IYCF session to hundred women in south hobyo to ensure community awareness to the good breastfeeding practices,
In screening we have admitted U5= 107, PLW=58 for SHF supported project.
Challenges: Shortage of ration and flow up cards
AOB There was no any other business discussed in the meeting and the meeting was Closed adjourned at 11:30 AM
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S/N Action points Time Status Responsible Frame 1 Conduct Quarterly joint supportive supervision On quarterly in march visits to the nutrition sites within South Mudug All partners basis 2020 geographical area. in the month of March 2020 2 SAF-UK to support or donate any partners who Ongoing needs Plumpy’Nut. Note the requirement is to Partner in need. February return the empty cartoons in the Safe-Uk office after the distribute it. 3 Partners to share 3W Matrix for mapping partners’ Ongoing Every geographic presence in the cluster focal point and All partners Month also send the data into the ONA-Platform on time.
Partners absent with or without apology Absent with Apology CESVI, IRC, SRC,
Absent without Apology RAWA
Participant List Name of the Participant Organization Email address Telephone 1 Hassan Sheikh Mohamed WFP [email protected] +252907795271 2 Dr.Abdirahman Abdullahi Mohamed DEH [email protected] +252615450019 3 Dr.Ali Abdi Farah CISP [email protected] +252617381515 4 Qaasim Abdulkadir Ahmed MercyUSA [email protected] +252615722222 5 Abdirashid Mohamed Isse SDRO [email protected] +252615192298 6 Mohamed Kamaal Hashi IMC [email protected] +252618435365 7 Abdikarim Ali Abdi SAF-UK [email protected] / [email protected] +252613470674 8 Abdifitah Kahie SAF-UK [email protected] +252613135872