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Expedite the process of organizing an upcoming seminar on Uplifting and Scale up Nutrition in Balochistan.
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Meeting with the Director Nutrition/ National Program Manager MoNHSR&C |
A meeting was held with Dr. Baseer Khan Achakzai on 15th April, 2019 at his office. The Provincial Nutrition Directorate team briefed the Director Nutrition/NPM about the purpose of visit and explained that very recently the Provincial Cabinet has been declared the Nutrition Emergency in Province for which the Provincial Nutrition Directorate desired to conduct an Uplifting seminar at Prime Minister Secretariat. The main purpose of the event would be to engage donors, key policy makers, legislators, stakeholders and parliamentarians to maximize the understanding, ownership and participation of the key and multi - stakeholders to ensure their financial, technical and institutional support to Provincial Nutrition Directorate. in addition to this, PND team joined a meeting with Nutrition International (NI) team including Dr. Shabina Raza, Country Director NI, where the objective was to discussed that Nutrition International desired to work in Balochistan with their comprehensive package to end malnutrition. The Director Nutrition suggested PND team to have a meeting with Dr. Nousheen Hamid, Parliamentary Secretary to support you in conducting the said seminar in PM Secretariat.
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Meeting with Joint Secretary to Prime Minister Pakistan |
A meeting was held with Mr. Asfanyar Khan Kakar, Joint Secretary to Prime Minister Pakistan on 15th April, 2019. The Provincial Nutrition Directorate team briefed Mr. Asfandyar Khan on the purpose of Uplifting seminar and requested to facilitate the Balochistan Nutrition Program, in getting approval from worthy Prime Minister Pakistan. It was further discussed that in the context of Malnutrition the Prime Minister expressed in his first speech about the menace of Malnutrition. The worthy Joint Secretary to PM demanded that a summery along with the list of participants will be require from the federal health ministry. He said once the summery received then the process could be expedited.
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Meeting with Parliamentary Secretary at Islamabad): |
A meeting was held with Dr. Nousheen Hamid, Parliamentary Secretaryon 15th April, 2019 at Pak Secretariat. The Provincial Nutrition Directorate team briefed her upon the purpose of PND staff visit. She informed that as we are well aware that the Government of Balochistan declared the Nutrition emergency on 29th November, which was later indorsed by the Provincial Cabinet. She further shared that the Prime Minister on his official visit may leave for Iran on 21st, April, 2019. However she assured her great support by every means and then she called MoNHSR&C to develop a summery for said seminar.
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Meeting with Parliamentarian at Pakistan Institute of Parliamentary Services: |
On 16th April, 2019, a series of meetings with parliamentarians, including Mr. Asad Qaisar ( Speaker National Assembly), Ms. Maryam Orangzaib (Opposition leader), Mr. Babar Musakhail (Deputy Speaker Balochistan), Mr. Nasrullah Zayrey (MPA Balochistan) ,Mr. Abdul Khaliq Hazara( MPA Balochistan) and Ms. Zill E Huma (PTI MNA) and Mr. Riaz Fatyana, MNA. All were briefed on the planned seminar according to the prevailing worst situation of declared emergency of malnutrition in Balochistan.
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Meeting with the Chairman Senate, Mr. Mir Sadiq Sanjrani at National Assembly: |
A meeting held with the Worthy Chairman Senate on 19th April, 2019. The Worthy Chairman Senate was briefed on the subject matter of uplifting seminar to be conducted a Prime Minister Secretariat Pakistan. The Chairman really appreciated the idea and said that we are here to raise the voice for Balochistan and assured his effective support to his office.
Meeting with the first Secretary, European Union to Pakistan:
A meeting held with Ms. ANNE KOFOED, first Secretary European Union to Pakistan on 19th April, 2019 at Islamabad. The Provincial Nutrition team briefed her on nutrition emergency which has been declared at Balochistan Province. And also informed about the ongoing interventions were shared in detail to enlighten the European Union Pakistan. Where she has appreciated the Provincial Nutrition Directorate by their enthusiastic struggles to eliminate the issue of Malnutrition in Balochistan.
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Meeting with the Deputy Director at MoNHSR&C : |
In connection to the tentatively scheduled uplifting seminar of Balochistan to be conducted at Prime Minister Pakistan where, Dr. Waheed Lashari, Deputy Director at Ministry of National Health Services Regulations &Coordination. Dr. Waheed Lashari, from the day one to end of our visit he made a lot of coordination and support was provided by every means to get approved summery. He has not only initiated the summery but usually took its follow up from the Secretary health office that could be sent to Prime Minister Secretariat. However in last we have known that the federal secretary desired to discuss that with federal minister, and then the secretary asked that a letter should be forwarded to this office from the chief secretary / Chief Minister Balochistan to entertained aforementioned activity.
Team Members:
1. Rehmatullah Khan, Program Assistant, PFA Baluchistan
2. Faiz Muhammad Barech, Health Education & Nutrition Officer
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