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Activity |
Timeline |
Outputs achieved |
| 1. |
Nutrition Service Delivery During COVID Lockdowns in Assam: An exploratory Study in all the districts of Assam Focus was to understand the status of continuity of essential nutrition services in context of COVID19. The package of services focused included growth monitoring; IFA supplementation among adolescent girls; and Counselling on Maternal, Infant and Young Child nutrition (MIYCN).
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May-June 2020
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Based on findings, directives issued by Commissioner and Secretary, Dept. of Social Welfare, Assam highlighting gaps and district interventions required to address the same.
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| 2. |
Constitution of Nutrition Partners Network (with four development partners) and the IMSAM think tank group (with six medical colleges) for supporting nutrition programmes in the state |
Aug 2020 |
NPN works as a platform for collaboration among different development partners. Two meetings held in 2020. Next meeting planned in Oct 2021. AMCH team who has been the core group of IMSAM think-tank is now supporting various interventions (like remote supportive supervision, technical support to districts, capacity building sessions).
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| 3. |
District Convergence Action Plan (DCAP) progress documentation in 6 districts: Jorhat, Goalpara, Hailakandi Dibrugarh, Golaghat, Tinsukia |
Aug 2020 |
Report on status of DCAP with recommendations were drafted and shared with districts |
| 4. |
Poshan Maah 2020 Documentation |
Sep 2020 |
Based on requests from districts, capacity building support provided. All trainings end with agreement on actions points for districts and identification of next steps. |
| 5. |
Capacity building support: Online training on DCAP (Goalpara, Cachar, Dhubri); Online training on technical themes - ECD/MIYCN (Jorhat, Goalpara, Udalguri, Darrang |
Nov 2020 – July 2021 |
Based on requests from districts, capacity building support provided. All trainings end with agreement on actions points for districts and identification of next steps |
| 6. |
An assessment study on Nutrition Rehabilitation Centres of Assam |
April – May 2021 |
Recommendations from report have been accepted by NHM, Assam and actions initiated to strengthen bed occupancy at NRCs. |
| 7. |
Supportive supervision of nutrition interventions for tea gardens under ABITA and BCP, in 8 districts namely Sivasagar, Charaideo, Dibrugarh, Tinsukia, Golaghat, Udalguri, Biswanath and Sonitpur |
May – Sep 2021 and ongoing |
Four rounds of supportive supervision completed and planning for upcoming rounds in the mentioned tea gardens under ABITA and BCP. Findings shared with ABITA and BCP for strengthening the interventions in tea gardens |
| 8. |
VHSND concurrent monitoring in collaboration with District Administration Nagaon |
Aug 2021 - ongoing |
Ongoing concurrent monitoring support to Maternal Nutrition Toolkit roll-out in collaboration with NHM Assam in Nagaon district |
| 9. |
NCARe team participated and supported trainings as Resource Persons in different districts, Non-Governmental Organisations, Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) during POSHAN maah 2020 and 2021 and conducted community level activities (Jorhat, Nagaon, Sonitpur, Goalpara) |
Sep 2021 -ongoing |
Ongoing support to Poshan Maah 2021 |
