COORDINATED APPROACH TO SUN IN MALAWI
ROLL OUT OF NECS
NUTRITION EDUCATION & COMMUNICATION STRATEGY
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PRESENTATION OVERVIEW
1. Introduction
2. SUN in Malawi
3. Policies & Strategies for Nutrition Integration
4. Two Examples of Agriculture Nutrition Programmes
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INTRODUCTION
Population projected at 15 Million
Maize main staple crop
• 80% of agriculture area
• 70% of dietary energy intake
Prevalence of Malnutrition (DHS 2010)
• 47 % stunted (down from 53 in 2004 DHS)
• 17 % underweight
• 3.6% wasted
• 12.3% low birth weight
• Micronutrient deficiencies are high
• 25 % of women aged 40-49 overweight
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B L A N T Y R E P H A L O M B E
L I K O M A
CHIRADZULU
Key:
International Boundary
District Boundaries
Protected Area
Urban and Peri-Urban Areas
Lakes
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SUN GOAL
To effectively support national efforts
To reduce the prevalence of stunting
among children less than 2 years of age
to less than 20% between 2011-2016
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NUTRITION STRUCTURE
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Ministry10 sectors
Coordinating
StructureAgriculture Health
Gender, Children &Social Welfare
Education
National• Working Groups
• SUN Core Team
• Extension Nutrition
• Nutrition & HIV
• Nutrition Dept. • Nutrition & HIV • School Health
Nutrition.
Districts
• DNCC District Nutrition Coordinating Committee
• Food and Nutrition
Officer
• Nutrition Officer
• Environmental
Health Officer
• Community
Development
• Social Welfare
• SHN
Coordinator
Area
Supervisor
• Area Dev Com
• CLANS Community Leaders for Action on Nutrition
• Agriculture
Extension
Development Coor
• Community
Health Nurse
• Primary
Education
Advisor
Extension • Village Dev Com• Agric Extension
Dev. Officer
• Health
Surveillance Asst
• Community
Development Asst.• Teachers
Village • Care Groups
• Lead Farmers
• Nutrition Groups
• Model Villages
• Community
Health Volunteers
• Community Based
Organization
• Community Based
Child Care
• School
Management
Committees
Office of the President and Cabinet - Nutrition & HIV
National Nutrition Committee * SUN Taskforce * Development Partners
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• Common strategy for
reducing stunting
• Budgeted plans for
rolling out in the district.
SUN NATIONAL
NUTRITION EDUCATION &
COMMUNICATION STRATEGY
SUN HARMONISED IEC &
ADVOCACY MATERIALS
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NATIONAL
SUN LAUNCH
JULY 2011
OPC Nutrition
SUN Roll-out framework
National = USD 234,540
District = USD 1,441,540 each
- 1.5 million USD (2 years)
- Selected national level activities
- 2 District roll out and Operational research
- Provision of GMP equipment and materials
- 43.2 USD Million (5years)
- 15 Districts
- Pool funding
- District level with NGOs
- 0.59 million Euro (2 years)
- 1 district through NGOs
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- 98 million USD , 27 million Nutrition (5 years)
- 11 districts
- Integrated health, nutrition and HIV programmes
- Funding released through NGOs in the district
4.4 million USD
Government funds
SUN FINANCING
SUN ACHIEVEMENTS 2010-2013
1. Coordination
• National SUN task force with Googlegroup
• District Nutrition Coordination Committees forming
2. Development and consolidation of IEC materials
• Development of key messages for different cadres
• Development of training materials for both national and community levels
3. Capacity Building
• TOT for national & district trainers
4. Monitoring and evaluation
• National framework developed & rolling out
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POLICIES & STRATEGIES
FOR NUTRITION INTEGRATION
� Malawi Growth and Development Strategy II 2011-2016
� National Nutrition Policy & Strategic Plan NNPSP
• SUN Nutrition Education Communication Strategy
• Infant and Young Child Feeding Guidelines
� Nutrition integration in National Sector Policies
• Agriculture * Health * Education * Gender/Social Welfare
� President’s Initiatives
• Legumes & Livestock
AGRICULTURE & HEALTH
PARTNERSHIPS
AGRICULTURE & HEALTH
AGRICULTURE & DIETARY DIVERSITY
SCHOOL HEALTH & NUTRITION
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School Kitchens Need:
�Water, Sanitation
�Energy
�Food Supply
School Meals comes from:
1.Parents: Packed Lunch
2.Productive School Environment: Learning
3.Communities: Home Grown School Meals
4.Government Assistance: Targeted
Malawi 6 Food Groups for:
Teaching & Learning * Raising plants & animals * Eating
SCHOOL HEALTH & NUTRITION
• Curricula
• Practicals
• Assemblies
• Chores
• Community Days
• Clubs
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HEALTHY FOOD
HEALTHY PEOPLE
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