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Cluster/sector Objectives
1
Strengthen humanitarian lifesaving preventive nutrition services for vulnerable population groups focusing on appropriate infant and young child feeding practices in emergency, micronutrient interventions and optimal maternal nutrition.
2
Improve equitable access to quality humanitarian lifesaving curative nutrition services through systematic identification, referral and treatment of acutely malnourished cases for boys and girls under five and PLWs.
3
Strengthening robust evidence-based system for Nutrition with capacity in decision making to inform need-based programming
4
Establish coordinated and integrated nutrition programs between and across relevant sectors through enhanced coordination and joint programming.
5
Nutrition sector coordination facilitated and enhanced across response hubs
Cluster/sector Activities
1
Support facility and community based 1-1 counselling on WHO recommended Infant and Young Child Feeding practices
2
PLW being reached with IYCF education in MBAs, health facilities, child protection sessions like mother-toddler and positive parenting, as well as community outreach
3
IYCF strategies developed, finalized and implemented for all hubs
4
Implement the Standard Operating Procedures for targeted breast milk substitutes to prevent inappropriate distribution
5
Provide micronutrient supplementation to women and children for prevention of micronutrient deficiencies
6
Provide Vitamin A supplementation for children 6-59 through health facilities (routine) and during campaign
7
Prevention of acute malnutrition through the provision of specialized nutritious food to children 6-59 months through health facilities, communities and alongside general food assistance for IDPs, returnees, and severely food insecure
8
Promotion of Dietary diversity for vulnerable PLW through market-based transfer (CBT)/ e-vouchers and in-kind modalities
9
Support facility- and community-based screening for acute malnutrition
10
Support treatment of acutely malnourished children and PLW
11
Conduct governorate/ subdistrict level rapid/SMART nutrition assessments in newly accessible area, areas of concerns / information gaps/ area of return.
12
Strengthen the capacity of public health staff on routine reporting and rapid nutrition assessment/SMART surveys
13
Strengthen/Establish Nutrition surveillance system
14
Capacity development of six sector partners on nutrition in emergency (NIE) and cluster
15
Develop, finalize , approve and roll out multisectoral nutrition strategy referring to new WHO/UNICEF stunting definitions
16
Ensure multisector geographic convergence in service delivery
17
Support joint Capacity development for nutrition and food security partners on nutrition sensitive agriculture.
18
Facilitation of Nutrition sector coordination across response hubs
19
Update the quarterly coverage snapshots across response hubs