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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