Malawi National Logistics Cluster Meeting Minutes, 18th May 2021 Zoom Online Meeting LOCATION Lilongwe, Malawi (online meeting) DATE 18 May 2021 CHAIR Mbachi Munthali (WFP – National Preparedness Officer), on behalf of Herbert Chingati (Under Secretary - Ministry of Transport and Public Works - MoTPW) PARTICIPANTS Concern Worldwide, FAO, GHSC-PSM, GOAL MALAWI, WHH, WFP ACTION POINTS • Partners to continue channeling support requests for tents, storage and transport services via the National Logistics Cluster • Partners to try out the Log:ie (Logistics Information Exchange) tool and to provide feedback on its usage AGENDA 1. Recap of the Previous Meeting 2. National Response Updates 3. Lean Season Response Updates 4. Log:ie Updates 5. AOB 1. Recap of the Previous Meeting • Continuous decrease of COVID-19 cases in Malawi: the National Logistic Cluster continues to monitor the situation and offers support to partners • Installation of MSUs at the Dzaleka refugee camp to support UNCHR’s vaccination campaign • LSR dispatches by DoDMA to two of the 16 beneficiary districts have commenced • National Preparedness Action Plan: Updates on non-operational airstrips by Sam Kalua (Department of Civil Aviation) https://logcluster.org/countries/MWI Malawi National Logistics Cluster Meeting Minutes, 18th May 2021 Zoom Online Meeting 2. National Response Updates • Current funding situation: ▪ Shortage of funding: $800,000 required for the National Logistics Cluster to continue providing its services to the beneficiaries ▪ $395,000 received from the Government of Iceland ▪ $500,000 received from the SDG Acceleration • Key logistics services provided in the past two weeks: ▪ Deployment of 5 MSUs for the Malawi Blood Transfusion Services (MBTS) in Blantyre, Mzuzu and Lilongwe ▪ Support to UNHCR with the transportation of MSU’s from Dzaleka Refugee Camp • Weekly Priorities: ▪ Erection of 4 large MSUs at the Mzuzu Central Hospital: Sanitation facilities and concrete slabs are currently under construction and are expected to be completed by the end of May ▪ Procurement of inventory for the 5 container labs which will be installed at the border posts ▪ Completion of the site handover of the first container lab in Dedza • 44 organisations supported https://logcluster.org/countries/MWI Malawi National Logistics Cluster Meeting Minutes, 18th May 2021 Zoom Online Meeting 3. LOG:IE UPDATES • Log:ie stands for Logistics Information Exchange • Developed by the Global Logistics Cluster • Malawi has been selected as one of the pilot countries for Log:ie to be rolled out • The goal is to combine logistics information from various sources and to make it accessible to all humanitarian logistics stakeholders in Malawi • Data are derived from global and national sources as well as reports from the field • Editing and validation process required as everyone can submit a report and the approved data is accessible for anybody • Recently updated information layers: roads, bridges, food distribution points, Traditional Authorities • Roll out process still on-going: need for feedback 4. Lean Season Response Updates • WFP supported districts: ▪ Dispatches to Mangochi district are at 100% ▪ Dispatches to Chikhwawa district are at 100% ▪ Dispatches to Blantyre district are at 100% ▪ Dispatches to Lilongwe district are at 100% ▪ Dispatches to Salima district are at 100% ▪ Overall, 100% of the period requirement has been dispatched • Dispatches by DoDMA to the other 16 beneficiary districts have commenced: ▪ Dispatches to Likoma and additional dispatches to Chikwana are at 100% ▪ Remaining dispatches are on hold due to internal human resource challenges https://logcluster.org/countries/MWI Malawi National Logistics Cluster Meeting Minutes, 18th May 2021 Zoom Online Meeting 5. AOB • Please remember to refer to the Malawi Logistics Cluster webpage for COVID-19 flight SOPs & FAQ at https://logcluster.org/countries/MWI • For MSU (tent) support requests, please use this online request form • Remember to email [email protected] for free-to-user logistics support • Free to use trainings are available on the GLC Learning Channel Contacts Herbert Chingati Undersecretary MoPTW [email protected] Patrick Mills Lamptey National Logistics Cluster Coordinator [email protected] Mbachi Munthali National Preparedness Officer [email protected] Jana Schmidt Information Management Officer [email protected] https://logcluster.org/countries/MWI .