Afghanistan Afghan Public Health Institute Strategic Plan - ianphi

Develop and implement a public awareness campaign on food hygiene and food safety in the homeWork with related ministries such as Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) tosupport the education of commercial food producers, processors and farmersCollaborate with relevant ministries to develop and conduct education sessions with food retailersand tradersEstablish a food safety and quality control system in collaboration with such government and privatesector institutions as Afghan National Standards Authority (ANSA), MAIL, Ministry of Commerce(MoC) and universities (ANSA to take the lead)Enhance the infrastructure of the current MoPH Food and Drugs Quality Control LaboratoryStrengthen the capacity of the MoPH to effectively inspect food producers and retailersStrategic Objective‐5 (SO‐5): To monitor the nutritional situation in Afghanistan and strengthen themonitoring and evaluation of nutrition strategies and programs, in order to inform developmentplanning and emergency responsesPriority Interventions:Surveillance:o Strengthen nutrition surveillance as part of HMIS at the health facility level and theDisease Early Warning System (DEWS) (e.g. consult with DEWS as to whether it cancollect data on nutritional status including the establishment of a NEWS [Nutrition EarlyWarning System])o Advocate for an emergency response team to conduct rapid nutrition assessments inemergency situationso Integrate nutrition indicators into the HMIS, Balanced Score Card (BSC), other regularlyconducted surveys and the food security surveillance systemMonitoring & Evaluation:o Ensure nutrition programs are evidence‐based and that lessons learned from nutritionprograms and services are regularly documented and integrated into future planningo Establish an effective monitoring system for key nutrition interventions including:supplementation, Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) and Severe Acute Malnutrition(SAM) treatmentStrategic Objective‐6 (SO‐6): To ensure that responses to treat and prevent moderate acute, severeacute and chronic malnutrition are timely and appropriate, and that increases in Moderate AcuteMalnutrition (MAM) and Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) are effectively managedPriority Interventions:Improve the quality of emergency assessments and response capacity (design and implementationof timely and relevant interventions) during food crises (Refer to Public Nutrition Policy and Strategy,2009‐2013 for more details)Ministry of Public Health Strategic Plan, 2011‐201524