Provincial Nutrition Directorate - UNICEF

Sherani: Community_awarness_session & children_screening in catchment_area of OTP_Site

Loralai: Malnurished_cases enrollment in Nutrition_OTP kuch_ameqzai

Kech: servival of #Malnurished children with complications admitted in Nutrition_Stabilization_Centre

Kech: servival of Malnourished children with complications admitted in Nutrition_Stabilization_Centre

Loralai: New malnurished_case with medicial_complication identified & referred from RHC_makhter to NSC_Loralai

Dukki: Nutrition_staff screened malnurished_children & conducted an awareness_session in UC_Wahvi

Jaffarabad: Screening of Malnurished_children & Community_awareness_session on COVID19 IYCF HealthHygienes by Nutrition_Mobile_team

Dalbandin: Malnurished_Children identified & enrolled in DHQ_Dalbandin

Sherani: community_awareness_sessions in catchment areas of Nutrition_OTPs

Dukki: Nutrition_staff Monitoring_visit in the catchment area of OTPs where they conducted an awareness_session & screened_malnurished_children

Jaffarabad: Screening of Malnurished_children by Nutrition_mobile_teams at Tehsil_Gandakha UC_Bagh_head

Jaffarabad: Monitoring_visit outreach_areas of OTPs Bagh_head & Bagh_tail

Kachhi: Malnurished cases identified & enrolled in Nutrition_OTPs DHQ_Dhader & Mashkaf

Sui: Malnurished_cases enrolled in OTP_site_PPL welfare_hospital

Sherani: Community_awarness_sessions & screening of Malnurished_children in catchment of OTPs

Musakhail: Screening of Malnurished_children in BHU_RehmatUllah_Buzdar Rara_sham

Dukki: Nutrition_staff conducted an Awareness_session in killi_Abdullah

Kachhi: Nutrition_Staff conducted an Awareness_Session at OTP Ab_e_Gum

Kohlu: Nutrition_services screening & Followups in DHQ Kohlu by Provincial Nutrition Directorate

Loralai: Nutrition_staff conducted an Awareness_session on IYCF COVID19 HealthHygienes & Monitoring_visits in catchment areas of OTPs

Jaffarabad: Screening of Malnurished_children & review_meeting with nutrition_mobile_team

Kech: Awareness_session by nutrition_staff in DHQ_kech

Kachhi: New SAM_Cases enrolled in OTP_Mach

Kech: SAM_case referred from OTP admitted in NSC_kech under treatment

Jaffarabad: Screening of Malnurished_children & Nutrition_awareness_sessions in the catchment areas of OTP Hazarwah Gandakha Baghtail & Aliabad

Dalbandin: Identified & enrolled SAM_children with complication in DHQ_Dalbandin

Jaffarabad: Community_Awareness_sessions & Screening of Malnurished children & PLWs

Sherani: Children_screening in catchment areas of OTP_BHU Khan_Alam_kapeep & Kori_wasta

Jhal Magsi: Malnurished case Identified in OTP_BHU_Pachh

Kech: Severly_Acute_Malnourished childrens with complications admitted in Nutrition_Stabilization_Centre now under treatment

Turbat: Kech Dr_Hatoongul at DHQ_kech Nutrition_stabilization_centre at night shift

Jaffarabad: Awareness_Sessions on health_hygiene for females & PLWs by Nutrition_mobile_teams

Sui: Screening of Malnurished Cases at OTP_MCH_center sui

Dukki: screening of Malnurished_children in the catchment areas of OTPs UC_Lakhi1

Jaffarabad: Screening of Malnurished_children in OTPs Azizullah_Satakzai & Tajpur

Turbat: Kech Dr_Hatoongul at DHQ_kech Nutrition_stabilization_centre at night shift

Jaffarabad: Awareness_Sessions on health_hygiene for females & PLWs by Nutrition_mobile_teams

Sui: Screening of Malnurished Cases at OTP_MCH_center sui

Dukki: Nutrition_staff screened 6 to 59 children & conducted an awareness_session in killi_Machakhail

Jaffarabad: Community_Awareness_sessions & screening_of_children in the catchment areas of OTPs

Sherani: Community_Awareness_session & Children screening in catchment areas of OTP

Dukki: Nutrition_staff visited the catchment areas of OTPs for 6 to 59 children screening

Dukki: Nutrition_staff joined a free_medical_camp arranged by PRCS in Banikot where they screened 23 children & 19 PLWs

Duki: Nutrition_staff monitoring_visit in the catchment area of OTPs for Follow up & new screening of children

Jaffarabad: Community_Awareness_Session & Screening of Children & PLWs by mobile_teams

Kech: new case Admitted in nutrition_stabilization_centre kech, Age 21 months weight 4.5 kg MUAC 9.5cm

Kech: Nutrition_education_sessions in DHQ kech

Kech: Dr_Saud gave breif details of total no of admitted_patients in NSC of kech & their outcomes

Quetta: Inauguration of baby_feeding_corner/day care through UNICEF support at Balochistan_University inaugurated by VC Balochistan_University Director_Nutrition PC_MNCH Operational_head_WHO_balochistan UNICEF_Balochistan

Gawadar: Director_Nutrition Dr Amin Khan Mandokhail visited Nutrition_OTP_DHQ_Hospital along with CPO MNCH EPI TB_program managers MS_DHQ_Hospital Nutrition site & meet District Nutrition Team

Duki: Nutrition_Staff joined free_medical_camp with PRCS where they screened 58 children & 41 PLWs

Jaffarabad: Malnurished cases identified & enrolled in #Nutrition OTPs, Awareness_sessions conducted in catchment area of OTPs

Gawadar: Joint_visit to DHQ_hospital_Gawadar by CPO Director_Nutrition PC_MNCH PC_EPI PC_TB_program MS_DHQ briefed about ongoing support from programs & way forward

Gawadar: Meeting on support for newly constructed gawadar_hospital from EPI MNCH #Nutrition_program & TB_program

Lasbella: onjob_training to LHWs in DHQ_hospital_Uthal district lasbela

Kech: Inauguration of Nutrition_Stabilization_center NSC/ OTP/ TSFP in District kech by Secretary Health Mr Noor-ul-Haq Baloch & Director Nutrition Dr Amin Khan Mandokhail.

Dukki: Nutrition_staff screened 6_to_59 months children & conducted awareness_session

Nutrition_Staff monitoring visit to OTP site Oryagai_Nasarabad & Onjob_training given to OTP_staff

Kech: Director_Nutrition visit to DHQ_Hospital_kech meeting with MS & District_Coordinator, challenges & way discussed

Kech: Plantation_of_trees at Mekhran_medical_college by Director_Nutrition Dr Amin khan Mandokhail

Loralai: Malnurished child enrolled in OTP TSFP site Kuch_Ameqzai

Musakhail: New SAM cases enrolled in BHU RehmatUllah_Buzdar Rarasham

Winder: Hub Lakhra Health awareness_session conducted by Nutrition_staff

Lasbella: Nutrition_staff conducted Awareness_sessions on IYCF HealthHygienes at OTP_sites

Dukki: New Malnurished cases enrolled & Awareness_session in OTP BHU Ali_Muhammad

Quetta: Nutrition_Program Social_mobilizer is conducting Awareness_session at health_house with the community_members

Kech: Nutrition_Directorate supervision/monitoring visit to NSC_kech & meeting with pediatricians doctors & program_staff

Kech: Meeting & joint visit with MS_DHQ_kech Dr_Lal_Jan by Director_Nutrition Dr Amin khan Mandokhail

Kech: visit to Mekhran_Medical_College by Director_Nutrition Dr Amin khan Mandokhail

Quetta: closing of 5 days TOT on Nutrition_Stabilization_Center NSC_Management Quetta 29th_March_2021 to 2nd_April_2021

Jaffarabad: Screening of children & Nutrition_Staff refresher training at OTP BHU Bagh_head & Tajpur_jamali

Lasbella: today Monitoring visit of Director_Nutrition Dr Amin khanMandokhail to Nutrition site RHC winder_Lasbella

Hub: Director_nutrition Dr. Amin Khan Mandokhail visit to Jam_Ghulam_Qadir_hospital nutrition_program will establish NSC & expand OTP services in district & director nutrition also visited MCH centre OTP in hub lasbella

Dukki: Nutrition staff installed a stall in free_medical_camp in which children & PLWs are screened

Turbat: Kech Mobile team Nutrition activity in village bahman_Gokdan & underway in koshk UC bit_hasil_buleda

Jaffarabad: Health_sessions in Dera_Allah_yar Ali_Hassan_Jamali BHU_Cattle_farm & NA interviews at DC_office Jaffarbad

Turbat: Kech IPC_Session in High school hoshab

District Chagai - Honourable Commissioner Rakhshan Division visited OTP and TSFP centre at DHQ hospital Dalbandin established by Provincial Nutrition Directorate.

Derabugti: Malnurished cases identified & enrolled in OTPs

Jaffarabad: enrollment of Malnurished_cases Awareness_session & Health_committee_meeting

Dukki: Nutrition staff monitoring visits & Awareness sessions in OTPs

Quetta: 5 days TOTs on Facility based management on Severe Acute Malnutrition & NSC services at Provincial Nutrition Directorate

District Chagai - Honourable Commissioner Rakhshan Division visited OTP and TSFP centre at DHQ hospital Dalbandin established by Provincial Nutrition Directorate. During the visit DHO Chagai/MS DHQ hospital Dr Kahoor Khan Baloch was present.

Jaffarabad: Malnurished cases identified & enrolled in Nutrition OTP at Rojhan_Jamali Village Umar_Khan

Dukki: Nutrition staff conducted #awareness session & Onjob training in OTPs

Sherani: Children screening in OTP BHU Kori_wasta & Sharan_Sattar

Kachhi: Awareness_Session at OTP Mashkaf

Kech: Nutrition activities through Mobile_OTPs

Loralai: Severly_Acute_Malnourished SAM children admitted in NSC Loralai established with support of WHO_pakistan.

Chagai: monitoring visit to UC Chilgazi to monitor the progress of Mobile_OTPs

Jaffarabad: SAM cases identified & enrolled in OTP BHU Azizullah_Satakzai

Loralai: Awareness session conducted by Nutrition staff

Dera Bugti: Malnourished children identified & enrolled in OTPs for treatment

Dukki: Screening of PLWs & enrollment of SAM children in Nutrition OTPs

Jhal Magsi: Monitoring visit & onjob training in OTP centre BHU Kotra Gajan & Pachh

Musakhail: Monitoring visit to OTP Kingri & Rara_sham RehmatUllah_Buzdar

Pishin: Sadiq_Tube_well Alizai Nutrition_Staff conducted Awareness session & screened 6-59 months children

Sherani: Children screening in OTP BHU Khan_Alam_Kapeep & RHC Mani_khwah

Severly Acute Malnourished SAM children referals & admissions started in NSC BICHQ established with WHO support

Dukki: Nutrition staff conducted awareness session & onjob training to OTPs incharge

Musakhail: SAM case identified & enrolled in OTP RehmatUllah_Buzdar Rara_sham

Kech: 5 Days Training on MIYCF, IYCF IPC & WASH for NSC Staff & LHWs of the District

Sherani: SAM cases identified & enrolled in OTP at BHU Sharan_Sattar

Kech: IYCF counseling to mothers at Kech NSC well done team Dr_Misba_Munir, well done Rehmat_Achakzai_sb

Pishin: Killi_Tazi Malazai Health session on Nutrition services IYCF Health_Hygiene & COVID19

Duki: Nutrition staff conducted an Awareness session in play ground with playing children & monitoring visit to OTPs

Pishin: Killi_Kakazai Nutrition staff conducted Awareness session on IYCF COVID19 HealthHygiene with PLWs & Adolescent girls

Jaffarabad: 3 new SAM cases enrolled in BHU Ali_Abad Tehsil Usta_Muhammad

Loralai: Two days Training of Project_Staff LHSs LHWs on CMAM & IYCF

Dukki:  Awareness Sessions Onjob training & screening children & PLWs in the catchment area of OTPs

Dukki: 8 Community Awareness sessions conducted & Onjob training to OTP staff

Dera bugti: Monitoring visits & screening SAM cases at OTP site, credit goes to DHO dera bugti for his personal interest & hard work as this is how leadership matters

Turbat: Kech SAM child improvement after enrolled in Nutrition Stabilisation Centre NSC

Sibi: Nutrition monitoring and coordination by Provincial Nutrition Directorate

Kohlu: Community_outreach screening held by incharge OTP DHQ in Sub-Tehsil Girsani identified SAM cases enrolled in the program

Nushki: Coordination meeting & with the support of Nutrition_International has monitored local salt processor to ensure quantity of iodine in edible salt

Kachhi:  Community Awareness Session at OTP Mashkaf

Nushki: Nutrition activities at Teaching Hospital Nushki, enrolled 7 SAM cases today in OTP centre

Dukki: Nutrition staff & LHWs visited the catchment area of OTPs for follow up & Awareness sessions

Turbat: Kech Community Awareness session in Village Tahal UC Hoshab

Turbat: Kech Nutrition Stabilization Centre NSC SAM with complication patients admitted

Pishin: Awareness session on IYCF COVID19 Health Hygiene held with PLWs Adolescent girls

Turbat: Kech Awareness session in Govt. Girls college Hoshab

Dasht: Three SAM cases identified & enrolled in RHC Balenigore OTP UC Balenigore Dasht

Kohlu: Severe Acute Malnutrition SAM case screened & admitted OTP DHQ Kohlu

Kachhi: LHW Kolpur Awareness session at OTP BHU Kolpur

Turbat: Kech TSFP Nutrition Staff conducted Community Awareness session on CMAM & COVID19

Loralai: Nutrition staff conducted Awareness session of BRSP staff

Dera Bugti: LHWs conducted Awareness sessions precautionary of COVID19 Health hygienes & Balance diets

Loralai: Awareness session & Onjob training at OTP Punga khderzai

Kachhi: LHS conducting Awareness session at OTP THQ Mach

Sherani: Monitoring visit to OTP BHU Sharan Sattar & OTP RHC Mani khwah

Turbat: Kech Today one SAM with Complication admitted in NSC

Dukki: Awareness Sessions & onjob training in catchment areas of OTPs

Jaffarabad: New SAM case identified & enrolled in BHU Azizullah Satakzai

Jaffarabad: Awareness session on COVID19 IYCF Health Hygienes & Balance Diets conducted by LHWs Tehsil Gandakha

Turbat: OTP RHC Nasirabd meeting with Dr Ahmed & LHWs of RHC catchment regarding community Awareness sessions

Duki: Nutrition staff during field visit screened children & conducted awareness sessions in the catchment of OTPs

Dera Bugti: Awareness session conducted by LHWs about COVID19 Health hygienes & Balance diet

Pishin: Batizai Community Awareness session on COVID19 IYCF Health Hygiene

Jaffarabad: Screening & Awareness Sessions conducted in different OTPs Catchment area

Musakhail: SAM child identified & enrolled in OTP RehmatUllah Buzdar Rarasham

Chagai: DHO Dr. Kahoor Khan Baloch visited the OTP & TSFP Sites of DHQ Dalbandin DNC & M&E EPI were also him

Loralai: coordination meeting & with the support of Nutrition International has monitored local salt processor to ensure quantity of iodine in edible salt

Chaman: coordination meeting & with the support of Nutrition International has monitored local salt processor to ensure quantity of #iodine in edible salt

Pishin: coordination meetings & with the support of Nutrition International has monitored local salt processor to ensure quantity of iodine in edible salt

Zhob: coordination meetings & with the support of Nutrition International has monitored local salt processor to ensure quantity of iodine in edible salt

او ٹی پی سینٹر ڈی ایچ کیو ھاسپیٹل کوھلو کے انچارج میر آصف بلوچ او ٹی پی سینٹر میں بچوں کو ار یو ٹی ایف ایم ایم ایس کے علاوہ غریب و نادار لوگوں کو اپنا بلڈ دیکر پیرا میڈیکس ھونے کا ثبوت پیش کیا کہ پیرا میڈیکس سٹاف ملازمین ھر وقت ھر جگہ عوام کی خدمت کیلئے پیش پیش ھیں

Sherani: Community session with community members in BHU Khan Alam kapeep

Dera Bugti: OTP On job training & Screening

Turbat: Newly established Nutrition stabilization centre NSC at Kech by Provincial Nutrition Directorate with WHO support

Kachhi: Nutrition Sessions Muhallah Lashari Haji Shaher

Loralai: DDHO visited MCH center

Washuk: LHWs conducted Awareness session on COVID19 HealthHygienes & IYCF at catchment area of OTP site BHU kuragai & Washuk

Dera Bugti: LHWs conducted Awareness session on of COVID19 Health Hygienes & balance diets at Pirkoh

Dera Bugti: Awareness Session conduct at Govt school catchment area of OTP site Civil Despensiry Tili Mat pricaution of COVID19 Health Hygienes & Balance diets

Zhob: Session on Wheat Fortification conducted by District Focal Person DFP SCAP Divisional Nutrition Officer DNO Mr. Alamgir Khan Mandokhail

Kharan: On direction of Director Nutrition Dr Amin Khan Mandokhail nutrition team participated in Free Medical Camp Organized by DHMT

Quetta: One day Orientation session of LHS & LHWs on Project implementation CMAM IYCF

Dalbandin: Awareness Sessions conducted in the catchment areas of DHQ

Kachhi: Dr. Syed Karam Shah visited OTP Dhader appreciated the services at OTP

Washuk: Awareness Sessions on COVID19 IYCF HealthHygiene at Catchment Area of OTP BHU Kuragai & Nag

Dukki: Nutrition staff & LHWs conducted 13 Awareness sessions of COVID19 Health Hygiene & IYCF

Kachhi: Nutrition Staff Review / Capacity Building Meeting at OTP DHQ Dhader

Kachhi: Awareness Session Conducted at Mastoi Muhalah OTP site DHQ Dhadar

Nushki: Nutrition activities & Screening process in DHQ Hospital Nushki at OTP

Dera Bugti: LHWs conducted Awareness session on COVID19 Health hygiene & balance diets

Dera Bugti: SAM case identified through active Screening & admitted for treatment

Chagai: Screening & BCC Sessions were conducted in the catchment areas of BHU Yak Mach

Dera Bugti: LHWs conducted Awareness Session on COVID19 Health hygienes & balance diets

Quetta: One day Orientation session of LHSs & LHWs on Project implementation, CMAM & IYCF

Jaffarabad: Children & PLWs Screening Enrollment & Community Awareness sessions conducted in different OTPs Catchment area

Turbat: SAM case identified & enrolled at RHC Hoshab Tehsil Turbat District Kech

Kech: SAM with complication identified & enrolled in NSC

Quetta: Training of newly recruited Nutrition Project staff on CMAM IYCF under FCDO Project Quetta

Jaffarabad: Awareness Session on IYCF Health & Hygiene conducted at BHU Gandakha BaghHead BaghTail RHC Rojhan Jamali

Quetta: Kech Nutrition Stabilization Centre team visited CHQ NSC & OTP

Quetta: 5 days Training on management of NSC Services & Management #Nutrition for Kech staff

Jaffarabad: LHWs conducted #Awareness sessions in different areas of tehsil Gandakha

Dukki: Nutrition staff conducted 11 Awareness sessions on COVID19 Health & Hygiene IYCF

Kech Community Awareness session on Malnutrition IYCF & COVID19 at UC Balenigore Tehsil Dasht

Dera Bugti Joint Monitoring visit with Divisional Director Health Department DHO DDHO MS DSM DNC & Nutrition staffs OTP site DHQ

Pishin: Monitoring visit THQ Khanozai BHU TaziKach Rod Malazai

Duki Meeting with DHO & DSM regarding the awareness sessions for the involvement of LHWs in sessions

Duki: Awareness sessions on COVID19 IYCF Health & Hygiene in the catchment of OTP Nasar Abad & DHQ

Duki: Nutrition staff LHWs & LHS conducted 10 #Awareness session in the catchment area of different OTPs in District Duki

Washuk: Monitoring visit & Awareness sessions on COVID19 IYCF H&H in the catchment Area of OTP BHU BalochAbad Dailykalagan & RHC Mashkel

Quetta: Today meeting was held between WFP UNICEF WHO Health Department and Nutrition Directorate Officials, Agenda was Ehsaas Naushonoma Program in Balochistan

Quetta: WFP lead by Dr Baseer Achakzai, Dr Khuwaja Masood, Dr. Mahmadu, Dr Yasir Ethsham meeting with Director Nutrition Dr. Amin Khan Mandokhail

Director Nutrition Dr Amin Khan Mondokhail meeting with UN partners organisation

Dera Bugti: DHO Mr. Azam Bugti installed Direction boards at OTP site DHQ Dera Bugti & OTP site Kuki

Jaffarabad: SAM Cases identified & enrolled at OTP BHU Tajpur

Musakhail: Monitoring visit & Screening at OTP RehmatUllah Buzdar Rarasham

Duki: Nutrition staff visited killi Wali Jan for Screening of children & PLWs 

Kachhi: After 15 days result of Nutrition interventions at OTP Haji Shahir

Sherani: Community Awareness sessions & Monitoring visit

Washuk: Community Awareness session in the catchment Area of OTP BHU washuk

DeraBugti: DNC Monitoring visit to OTP PPL welfare hospital Sui & MCH

DeraBugti: Awareness sessions on COVID19 H&H at catchment area of OTP DHQ & CD Tili Mat

Quetta: DNC on monitoring visit of BHU Samungli Sabzal & Rahim Gul Quetta

Loralai: Awareness Session in Dergai khudazai

Duki: Monitoring visit to OTP BHU SULTAN MUHAMMAD HOSRI & Ismail Shar

Duki: Awareness session on COVID19 H&H & Screened children in the catchment of OTP Marjanzai

Loralai: Monitoring visit to OTP Dargai Kudezai & Barnima Safar khan 

Musakhail: Monitoring visit to OTP RehmatUllah Buzdar Rarasham

Washuk: Awareness Session on COVID19 IYCF H&H & screened children in the catchment of OTP Kallag Mashkel Baloch Abad 

Jhal Magsi: SAM Cases identified & enrolled in OTP RHC JhalMagsi & Hathyari 

Pishin: DNC Monitoring visit of BHU Batezai Kamalzai & RHC Alizai

Loralai: Director Nutrition visiting DHQ hospital with #UN partners UNICEF_Pakistan WHO & WFP

Loralai Director #Nutrition Dr Amin Khan Mandokhail meeting with DC Loralai along with UN Regional Coordinator & UN partners UNICEF_Pakistan

Loralai Dr Amin Khan Mandokhail Director Nutrition visiting NSC TSFP & OTP established at Teaching hospital Loralai through support of WHO UNICEF_Pakistan WFP

Loralai Director Nutrition Dr Amin Khan Mandokhail visiting TSFP/OTP established through UNICEF_Pakistan & WFP support at BHU Nasirabbad

Loralai: Community session with Julien Harneis UN Resident Coordinator Pakistan through BRSP Naseerabad

Loralai: Dr Amin Khan Mandokhail Director Nutrition visit to CERF TSFP/OTP sites UNICEF_Pakistan

Duki: Monitoring visit to BHU Ali Muhammad

Kachhi: SAM Cases identified & enrolled at Nutrition OTP Mashkaf & DHQ Dhadar

Kachhi: SAM Case identified & enrolled in OTP Dhader

Washuk Awareness sessions & Screening in the catchment Area of BHU kallag Mashkail AsfandAbad & Washuk

Pishin: IPC with PLWs & followup visits at OTP DHQ & OTP RHC Alizai

Duki: Awareness sessions on COVID19 & Screening in catchment of OTP Nimaki AllahAbad & Tajan Wahvi

DeraBugti Joint monitoring visit DDHO DNC & Nutrition Assistant at OTP site DHQ Dera Bugti, record checked & onjob training provided to staff.

DeraBugti: Monitoring & Awareness Session on COVID19 health & hygienes at Tehsil Sui & Phalawgh

Washuk: Awearness Session on COVID19 health hygienes at GHS Asfandabad & monitoring visit to OTP Asfandabad

Washuk: Awearness Session on COVID19 health hygienes at GHS Asfandabad & monitoring visit to OTP Asfandabad

Dera Bugti: Nutrition staff Monitoring visit with EPI M&E Officer to OTP BHU Habib Rahi

Dera Bugti: Nutrition staff Monitoring visit with EPI M&E Officer to OTP BHU Habib Rahi

District Loralai: Provincial Nutrition Directorate with the support of UNICEF for implementation of Nutrition activities under CERF Project has organised and conducted...

District Loralai: Provincial Nutrition Directorate with the support of UNICEF for implementation of Nutrition activities under CERF Project has organised and conducted...

District Kohlu: Nutrition services being provided in DHQ Kohlu, through Provincial Nutrition Directorate, Health Department. Govt of Balochistan

District Loralai: Provincial Nutrition Directorate with the support of UNICEF for implementation of Nutrition activities under CERF Project...

Monitoring/supervision visit to BHU khot khan Mohammad by Director Nutrition Dr Amin Khan Mandokhail.

District Pishin: Regional Nutrition Coordinator Mr. Ihthesham Mengal visited District Pishin to monitored the Nutrition intervention with support of District Nutrition team, He visited to BHU Sarkhanzai RHC Karbala RHC Saranan and OTP at DHQ hospital Pishin...

On the request of DC, the medical superintendent DHQ hospital sherani Organised free medical camp at killi inzarkai UC sheen ghar shumali 1.

District Loralai: Provincial Nutrition Directorate with the support of Nutrition International has done open market survey & monitored local salt processor to ensure quantity of iodine in edible salt

Dalbandin: Deputy Commissioner Chaghi Mr. Agha Sher Zaman Inaugurated the OTP center at Prince Fahd hospital Dal bandin in Chaghi District

District Washuk: Regional Nutrition Coordinator Mr. Ihtram kubdani monitoring visit to BHU khormage District Washuk along with District Nutrition team

District Jhal Magsi: Technical support visit by Regional Nutrition Coordinator Mr. Sami Zarkoon to RHC Jhal Magsi, BHU kot Magsi and DHQ Jhal Magsi at Gandawa

District Zhob: Alamgir khan Mandokhail Regional coordinator zhob division Dawood shah assistant to Regional Coordinator Meeting with field monitoring Nutrition International Asad Kakar

District Chagai: Mr Abdul Basit conducted a meeting with District Administration and District Health Management and gave brief on overall Nutrition Program. Later The OTP site of DHQ was inaugurated by #DC and SP Chaghi AC Dal bandin and Focal person of MPA Chagai were also with him. 

District Washuk: Rigional Nutrition Coordinator Mr. Ihtram kubdani Paid supportive monitoring visit to BHU Asfandabad New Jangian District Washuk

District Zhob: Regional Coordinator Mr. Alamgir Khan Mandokhail monitoring visit to DHQ OTP Zhob.

Nushki - ProvincialNutritionDirectorate with the support of Nutrition International has done open market survey & monitored local salt processor to ensure quantity of iodine in edible salt

Health working group meeting held today at PDMA chaired by Director #PDMA Mr. Aurangzeb Kasi attended by Director Nutrition Dr. Amin Khan Mandokhail

District Kachhi: Regional Nutrition Coordinator Mr. Sami Zarkoon monitoring visit to district Kachhi.

District Sherani: Monitoring visit by Regional Nutrition Coordinator Mr. Alamgir khan Mandokhail RHC Mana khuwa & BHU khan Alam Kapip

District Nushki: Coordination meeting on Iodised Salt and VitaminA supplementation held at DHO office Nushki

In which nutrition team Sherani participated, where they screened 6 to 59 months children and PLWs.

Proper nutrition and hydration are vital. People who eat a well-balanced diet tend to be healthier with stronger immune systems and lower risk of chronic illnesses and infectious diseases.

Proper nutrition is vital in the first two years of a child’s life. It helps to ensure healthy growth, strengthen their immune system and improve their cognitive development.

Director Nutrition Dr Amin Khan Mandokhail visiting DHQ DeraAllahyar Balochistan

Nutrition services started in Jaffarabad today Director Nutrition Balochistan Dr Amin Khan Mandokhail visiting DHQ Dera Allahyar Balochistan

Nutrition activities & Screening process at DHQ Hospital Nushki by Medical Officers & Staff at SC ward & OTP Nushki Balochistan

District #Nushki - Displayed #Awareness raising banners in premises of DHQ Hospital regarding Exclusive Breast Feeding and Complementary Feeding during pandemic of COVID19.

Provincial Nutrition Directorate with the support of UNICEF and facilitated by District Health Management team jaffarabad has organized and started 4 days ToT on CMAM, IYCF and BCC for Nutrition district staff, Health Care Providers ...

Loralai Provincial Nutrition Directorate has done open market survey & monitored local salt processor for

KillaSaifullah Provincial Nutrition Directorate has done open market survey & monitored local salt processor in District KillaSaifullah for NutritionInternational to ensure quantity of iodine in edible salt.

Provincial Nutrition Directorate has done open market survey & monitored local salt processor in District Zhob for Nutrition International to ensure quantity of #iodine in edible salt.

28th October 2020: Awareness session conducted on Multi-micronutrients and distribution of MMT at polio Super high risk union council (10B) Govt Girls Middle school Killi Tirkha.

Director Nutrition Dr. Amin Khan Mandokhail Provincial Nutrition Directorate was awarded award by balochistan star award from Health department balochistan.

One day advocacy and awareness seminar was conducted at Rest House, District Pishin regarding National Emergency Preparedness and Response Project supported by UNICEF.

National Nutrition Survey 2018 - Full Report (3 Volumes)

Meeting of ProvincialNutritionDirectorate officials with the mission of WFP Pakistan with their country director Mr chris kae and his country and provincial team.

Meeting with WFP nutrition chief Mr.Mahmadu and National Coordinator nutrition program at ministry of health services regulations and coordination Islamabad.

21st October 2020: Dissemination of Pakistan Adolescent Nutrition Strategy Islamabad chaired by Parliamentary Secretary Ministry of Health Services Regulations and Coordination Dr Nousheen...

Malnutrition in Pakistan remains at forefront of Govt. Agenda - SAPM Dr faisal

Meeting with the management of Sheikh Zayed Hospital after resumption of services, discussion was focused on the strengthening of NSC at the facility

The project staff Of District Kachhi and Duki has conducted community awareness sessions on Infant Young Child Feeding (IYCF), Health & Hygiene and Prevention from COVID 19 in the catchment areas of OTP sites.

Today National nutrition survey 2018/19 dissemination Workshop was held in Islamabad chaired by Prime Minister advisor on health Dr. Faisal Sultan, Dr. Nousheen Hamid parliamentary secretary health Pakistan...

The feeding corner at kacheri was established by Provincial Nutrition Directorate with Support of UNICEF Balochistan within the duration of 12 Days. 

Director Nutrition Dr. Amin khan Mandokhail visited nutrition facilities in Musakhail and assessment visit to districts Loralai and Barakhan for initiating nutrition services.

22.09.2020: Meeting of Provincial Nutrition Directorate, Health Department Balochistan with partners organization and UNHCR on capacity building of referral mechanism related to host and refugees issue.

19.09.2020: Secretary Health Dosten Jamaldini and Secretary Finance Noor ul haq Baloch visited OTP site at DHQ kharan. District Nutrition Officer Ihtram kubdani share progress update of nutrition program district kharan, also presented annual progress report.

17th-18th September 2020: Mission from ministry of health services regulations and coordination Pakistan visited Quetta from 17th to 18th September for finalizing federal pc 1 so consultative meeting held on tackling malnutrition, strengthening of nursing sector and elimination of Hepatitis C.

29th August 2020: Meeting was held in conference room of ministry of National Health Services Regulations & Coordination on the request of M/O NHSR & C with following three main agenda points :

22nd August 2020: District Nutrition Officer Mr. Alamgir Khan Mandokhail is briefing worthy Secretary Health Mr. Dostain Jamaldini regarding ongoing activities of Nutrition in District zhob Staff officer ...

21st August 2020: District Nutrition Officer Alamgir Khan Mandokhail is briefing worthy Secretary Health Balochistan Mr. Dostain Jamaldini regarding ongoing activities of Nutrition in District Killa Saifullah.

17th August 2020: DNO Sibi/Kohlu sharing Progress update regarding Nutrition with DHO Sibi Dr. Akber Solangi...

Delphi approach workshop of Health Facility Staff of Quetta & Chaghi districts for HDP Project regarding improving Health system...

District Nushki: Secretary health visited SC DHQ and OTPs ...

12.08.2020: Coordination Meeting of DNO Kohlu  with MS DHQ  hospital Dr. Attaullah Marri , Dr. khudaidad Zarkoon and Dr. Sahib khan were also present on the occasion... 

12th August 2020: Strategies & Planing of Post COVID-19 Management and Flood Meeting was held at Provincial Nutrition Directorate with Vertical Programs Health Department chaired by Parliamentary Secretary Health Balochistan Dr Rubaba Buledi.

10th August 2020: Community Awareness Session held with community members on IYCF, prevention from COVID 19 and Personal Health & Hygiene at Killi Alizai, in the catchment area of OTP site Rural Health Centre, Alizai District Pishin ...

7th August 2020: Community Awareness Session held with Caregivers and PLWs on IYCF, COVID 19 and Personal Health and Hygiene at Christian Colony, Town Area District Pishin.

7th August 2020: Community Awareness Session held on IYCF, COVID 19 and Personal Health and Hygiene at Killi Old Hikalzai, in the catchment area of OTP site Rural Health Centre, Saranan District Pishin...

Meeting of Provincial Nutrition Technical Working Group was held at Provincial Nutrition Directorate ...

Meeting of Provincial Nutrition Technical Working Group was held at Provincial Nutrition Directorate ...

19th - 25th July 2020: Provincial Nutrition Directorate team Mr. Abdul Bari Kurd and Mr. Faiz Muhammad Breach visited OTPs at District Lasbella ... 

Advocacy/Awareness seminar on Nutrition and COVID-19 held today in SPH Quetta attended by Doctors and nurses organized by Provincial Nutrition Directorate.

24th July 2020: Advocacy/Awareness seminar on Nutrition and COVID-19 held today in Bolan Medical Hospital by Provincial Nutrition Directorate.

Field Monitoring visit of OTP site established in Rural Health Centre, Umer Abad, District Pishin & Field Monitoring visit of Provincial Nutrition Team to OTP site, Tehsil Headquarter Hospital, Khanozai District Pishin.

The district program staff has conducted screening of children age 6 to 59 Months at Civil Colony, Boston Village, Union Council, District Pishin for Identification and further treatment of Malnourished children in OTP established under Provincial Nutrition Directorate in Health Facility.

20th July 2020: Provincial Nutrition Directorate Mr Dr. Amin Khan Mandokhail (Provincial Director) Briefing to media about the nutrition program mandate, progress and way forward.

Deputy director Dr. Abid sab and Nutrtion officers Ismail sherani sab Monitoring visit to the DHQ OTP Along with District Nutrition officer zhob...OTP incharge latif briefed about the OTP activities..

16th July 2020 : District Nutrition Officer Visiting OTP RHC Talli District Sibi. Where Balochistan Nutrition Directorate is providing Nutritional services.

15th - 16th July 2020: Representative of Provincial Nutrition Directorate Mr. Abdul Bari Kurd (Project Officer) and Faiz Muhammad Barech (Health and Education, Nutrition Officer) Monitoring visits ...

in meeting the program for stabilization centre was discussed and also future planning for CHQ & other districts as well.

7th July 2020: Representative of Provincial Nutrition Directorate displayed COVID-19 and IYCF banners for Public awareness on different spots(health houses, BHUs, public places etc) of District Quetta.

Eggs are a very good source of inexpensive, high-quality protein.More than half the protein of an egg is found in the egg white, which also includes vitamin B2 and lower amounts of fat than the yolk.

Director Nutrition Dr. Amin Khan Mandokhail visit to district pishin with secretary health Mr.Dostain Jamaldini, PC MNCH Dr. Ismail Mirwani and PC LHW program Dr. Arbab Kamran Kasi.

Where DC kohlu highly appreciated efforts of Nutrition Directorate for Providing services ...

District Nutrition kohlu Sami Zarkoon is briefing LHWs on importance of MMS during Covid19 . FPO Mir Nasurallah Marri and DCNP Dr. Khalid Marri were also present on the occasion

Coordination and follow up meeting between Representative of Provincial Nutrition Directorate & Medicines Sans Frontieres (MSF) 

A balanced diet is very important for vitality, vigor, good health and strong immunity. If you are taking a whole some, healthy diet your chances of getting acute infections and chronic diseases are far lower than your counter parts who are not taking an optimal healthy diet. 

Proper nutrition and hydration are vital. People who eat a well-balanced diet tend to be healthier with stronger immune systems and lower risk of chronic illnesses and infectious diseases. So you should eat a variety of fresh and unprocessed foods every day to get the vitamins, minerals, dietary fibre, protein and antioxidants your body needs.

District Kohlu: District Coordination Committee Meeting under the chairmanship of Dr. Sherzaman Marri DHO kohlu. Meeting Organized by Provincial Nutrition Directorate.

25th June 2020: District Nutrition Officer visited Health House along with Dr. Sajida Mir DCNP. Monitored screening process ...

As the coronavirus continues to spread across the globe interest in nutrition and diet in relation to immunity has increased, as has confusion and misconceptions. No food or supplement, can protect you from getting the coronavirus (COVID-19). 

Meeting in nutrition directorate chaired by secretary health On role of micronutrients especially vitamin D, A, b12 and zinc to boast immunity, pc1/plan for covid and way forward, task force for preparing way forward for managing covid and also briefing to secretary on nutrition services in province and also secretary visited recently established nutrition directorate

National Program for LHWs inaugurated the Mothers & Children week and conducted an awareness session on coronavirus with District stakeholders during the planning and inauguration meeting,

نوشکی..سول ہسپتال نوشکی میں پولیس کا دستہ .اے سی نوشکی سوبان دشتی..ڈی ایس پی نوشکی عابد شیرزہی.ایس ایچ او نوشکی علی احمد بگٹی اس مشکل گھڑی میں خدمات سرانجام دینے پر  ڈاکٹرز.پیرامیڈکس اسٹاف و دیگر عملے کو سلامی دے رہے ہیں اس موقع پر ڈی ایچ او نوشکی صاحبزادہ ڈاکٹر فرید احمد فوکل پرسن ڈاکٹر ظفر مینگل و دیگر موجود ہیں

Visit of PND team to district killa abdullah. Pnd team had comprehensive visit to district and visited all 23 OTP sites regarding monitoring .data and assets.

Provincial Nutrition Directorate in collaboration with UNICEF displayed Billboards in different public points of Quetta City. 

The program district staff of Provincial Nutrition Directorate has conducted Inter-personal  counselling sessions with community people in different areas of District Dera Bugti regarding awareness on prevention from COVID 19.  In sessions...

Established information desk for COVID-19 at Army medical camp at Pakistan House Taftan, provided broachers, informative posters in English and Urdu languages with presence of Brigadier Zulqarnain, Maj Nida ...

One Day Adocacy Seminar with District and Community Stakeholders held at District Dera Bugti, Mir Gohram Bugti, DC, ADC also attended the Seminar.

IDD session with LHWs. Concluded by DHO Dr Ahmed Baloch at Hub ...

One Day Seminar on Breastfeeding for LHWs and LHSs held at DHQ Hospital Loralai.

Breast Feeding advocacy and awareness seminar at govt. Girls Inter College, Uthal. LMO DHQ hospital delivered lecture.

سیمینار سے سابق صوبائی مشیر انڈسٹریز سردار درمحمد ناصر، نیوٹریشن کے صوبائی نیوٹریشن آفیسر شاہ محمد کاکڑ ، ڈی ایچ او ڈاکٹر عبدالحلیم ناصر،پی پی ایچ آئی کے ڈی ایس ایم محیب اللہ کاکڑ اور ڈسٹرکٹ نیوٹریشن آفیسر محمد بلال کاکڑ سمیت دیگر مقررین...

اوتھل۔نیوٹریشن اور حکومت بلوچستان کے اشتراک سے اوتھل میں سیمینار کا انعقاد کیا گیا اور صحافیوں کو آڈیو نمک کے متعلق بریفینگ دی گئی تفصیلات کیمطابق گزشتہ روز سرکٹ ہاوس اوتھل میں صوبائی نیوٹریشن ڈپئیی ڈائریکٹر غلام مصطفیٰ ۔نیوٹریشن لسبیلہ آفیسر قادربخش کی زیر صدارت سرکٹ ہاوس اوتھل میں ایک روزہ سیمینار کا انعقاد کیا گیا

Quetta: Balochistan Nutrition Program for Mothers and children organized a district level seminar on Vitamin- A supplementation(VAS) for partners Advocacy and sensitization at DHQ Kohlu on Monday. 

A Nutrition Stabilization Center was established at Sheikh Zayyed Hospital in January 2019, and is being supported by Provincial Nutrition Directorate in Collaboration with the World Health Organization.

August 22 ,2019 : As per directive of Director Nutrition (Dr. Amin Khan Mandokhail) Provincial Nutrition Directorate established OTP (Outpatient therapeutic programme) at Sandeman Provincial Hospital Children Quetta.

Quetta: Three day 6-8 August conducive training for the trainer's for newly onboard implementing partners NGO's staff has been conducted , the thematic areas been given exhaustive conceptual training are on CMAM, IYCF, BCC, Micronutrients, MIS tools and Monitoring. 

According to NNS 2018, Anemia in Adolescent girls is 73%  whereas 61.3% in Married girls ...

Quetta 25 July 2019: Parliamentary secretary Ministry of Health Dr. Nausheen Hamid said that Federal government under the leadership of Prime minister Imran Khan is curious to deal with the alarming situation of malnutrition among children and women along with its associated factors. 

Objective of the Quarterly Review meeting was to access the BCC activities both at facility and community level being carried out by the partners.

Balochistan Nutrition program for Mothers and children district kharan organised one day trickle down training on gender sensitization for health care providers. 

One-Day Trickle-down Trainings on Gender Sensitization held at District Nushki for District Health Staff (doctors, paramedics, National Program and PPHI staff). 

One-Day Trickle-down Trainings on Gender Sensitization held at District Sibi is for District Health Staff (doctors, paramedics, National Program and PPHI staff). 

One day trickle down training on gender sensitization held at District Killah Saifullah on 13th June 2019. One day training was attended by district health staff, PPHI staff and LHS and LHWs and the session were imparted by PND ...

Balochistan Nutrition Program for Mothers & Children district panjgoor conduct a seminar on Iodine Deficiency Disorders, talking to the ocassion said by DDHO Dr. Abdul Ghafoor and District Nutrition Officer panjgoor Mr. Ihtram kubdani a deficiency of iodine can have serious effects on the body.

The 2018 Pakistan National Nutrition Survey (NNS 2018), the largest national nutrition survey, in Pakistan. It is designed to provide to policymakers, programme managers and academicians a unique set of nutrition-related data including environmental, anthropometric and biochemical indicators...

Quarterly Coordination Technical Committee Meeting held by Balochistan Nutrition Program for Mother's and Children , Provincial Nutrition Directorate Chaired by Dr. Kamalan Gichki , Director Establishment DG Health office Health Department Goverment of Balochistan....

Balochistan Nutrition Program for Mothers and Children (BNPMC) aims to improve the nutritional status of children under five years of age and that of women of reproductive age by improving the coverage of effective nutrition intervention in selected districts including Sibi, Kohlu, Panjgur, Noshki, Zhob, Killa Saifullah and Kharan...

The integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC)in common global scale for classifying...

Nutritional Emergency was declared in Balochistan by Health Department, Government of Balochistan.  In this regard a meeting was also held at Provincial Nutrition Directorate, Balochistan on 7^th January 2019 where it was decided on mutual consensus by the nutrition working group to work on nutrition emergency in District Killa Abdullah ...

The purpose of the field visit was to attend the inter provincial review and planning workshop for experience sharing and lessons learned. Moreover, the team also Presented the presentation on overall program and IEC material with nutrition support program Sindh ...

A meeting was held with Dr. Baseer Khan Achakzai on 15^th 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 ...

District Level Trainings of LHSs & LHWs On Infant & Young Child Feeding (IYCF) Conducted by Provincial Nutrition Directorate in Collaboration with UNICEF ...

BNPMC has conducted progress review meeting with the aim to enshrine futuristic envisioned interventions in scaling up overall activities to all districts of Balochistan the event was held at EPI Center Hall Brewery Road Quetta in inaugural sessions districts teams ...

Provincial Nutrition Directorate Balochistan, in collaboration with UNICEF initiated the Food for Peace Project (FFPP) to carry out the Outpatient Therapeutic Program(OTPs) in Five (5) Districts of Balochistan...

Coordination meeting held at Deputy Commissioner Office by Red Crecent team from Islam abad, Deputy Commissioner Nushki Abdul Raazaq Baloch chaired the meeting, Team shared their activities plan for flood affected areas of Nushki ...

Reference to the Activity No. 4.8.27 of approved work plan 2019, Three days Training of DNOs and PMU staff on Data Management, Reporting and Photography skills was conducted at Islamabad for PMU staff on the subject mention above for three days by IRM at Islamabad...

Deputy Commissioner Nushki Abdul Razzaq Sasoli chaired the Quarterly review meeting on Behaviour Change Communication at DHO Office Nushki where the DHO Nushki Dr. Farid Ahmed co-chaired the said meeting with presence of Deputy Director M&E Nutrition Directorate Dr. Naqeeb ullah Niyazi, Data analyst PND Arbab Sanaullah ...

To assess the BCC activities both at facility and community level being carried out by the Partners. Orientation of program staff on BCC/IPC activities...

To visit OTPs established under FFP Project for monitoring quality of data management and service delivery, To capture key bottlenecks and issues hindering the pace and quality of project activities ...

Director Nutrition Provincial Nutrition Directorate Balochistan Dr. Amin Khan Mandokhail has called upon the delegation of National Food Alliance and Food Fortification Program. In the delegation National Coordinator NFA Dr. Khawja Masood Ahmed, Technical Director Dr. Tausif Akhtar Janjgua, FFP other members were Munwar Hussain & Zameer Haider were in the meeting. DHO Quetta Dr. Saeed Mirwani, National Program for LHW PC Dr. Arbab Kamaran Kasi, DPM Dr. Naqeeb Niazi, Dr. Ghulam Mustafa , Shabir Achakzai were in the meeting. 

Coordination meeting has been held in Provincial Nutrition Directorate Health Department Government of Balochistan by FAO team With BNPMC, the team of FAO was leading by National Consultant and Associate Professor at DOW University of Health Sciences Karachi Dr. Nilofer Fatima ...

Provincial Nutrition Directorate, Health Department, Government of Balochistan in collaboration with UNICEF has planned some activities regarding Awareness on Nutrition, IYCF, Routine Immunization, MNCH and Hygiene for the teachers and students...

Three Batches of Trainings of Three Days On Community Based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) and Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) For Health Care Providers (HCPs), Leady Health Workers (LHWs) and Leady Health Supervisors (LHSs) with the support of UNICEF...

Nutrition Emergency that has been declared by minister Mir NaseebUllah Marri under the recent wave of Drought and poor Nutrition status to remote areas of Balochistan has been appreciated by all over Balochistan.

26 December 2018 – National Parlimentary Secretary Dr. Nausheen Hamid said all available resouces will be utilized in dealing with the situation of malnutrition in connection to the nutrition emergecy been declared in Balochistan.

Federal Parliamentary Secretary to National Ministry of Health Services Dr. Nausheen Hamid leading a delegation of MoH - WHO visited Balochistan Nutrition Program

WHO Regional Advisor (EMRO) Dr. Ayoub Al-jawaldeh said, WHO with support of UNICEF, WFP , GOP, GOB, will work together to support Nutrition Interventions In Balochistan.

Deputy Speaker National Assembly extended Government Support at all level for the  Provincial Nutrition Program Balochistan

Provincial Minister Health Mir Naseeb ullah Marri have declared in establishing Nutrition Directorate

Government of Balochistan has taken the issue of Drought and Malnutrition very seriously. Hope optimistic results be delivered as people are in dire need to help in remote areas and reaching to masses is immense.

IDD sensitisation Seminar has been conducted by Nutrition Program Balochistan , talking to the ocassion said by experts and District Nutrition Officer Zhob Mr. Alamgir Khan Mandokhail said Iodine is an element that's required for the thyroid gland to produce thyroid hormones . 

13. Dec.2018 Quetta: Balochistan Nutrition program for mothers and children has conducted Consultative meeting with the private sector salt processor’s /owners at Directorate General Conference hall...

11. NOV. 2018 (Quetta): Government of Balochistan under the dynamic leadership of Chief MinisterJam Kamal Khan is utilizing all its available resources to give best possible Health services to the masses . 

25. Nov. 2018  Minister Health Balochistan Mir. Naseeb Ullah Marri has declared Nutrition Emergency in the 
Annual Review Meeting of BNPMC & assured Nutrition interventions will be increased to all Balochistan immediately .

QUETTA: Provincial Health Minister Naseeb ullah Marri said on Saturday that good nutrition of mother during pregnancy is necessary for the health of newly born baby. Through timely screening and cure, the nutrition related issues can be averted from mother and child.

Looking into one field operation activities is excessively important along with impartial for the growth and success of enduring progress of the nutrition program interventions.

28. Oct. 2018 Zhob: Provincial Coordinator Balochistan Nutrition Program for Mother's and Children Dr. Amin Khan Mandokhail made a surprise visit to District Zhob and District Killa Saifullah.

Dr. Ali Nasir Bugti : I congratulate and welcome Dr. Amin Mandokhail for taking charge of the Provincial Coordinator of Nutrition Program for mother and children and head of Nutrition Cell, from the core of my heart.

Senator Usman Kakar has urged the federal and provincial governments to play their due role in controlling malnutrition in Balochistan, saying the provincial nutrition programme must be expanded throughout the province.

A meeting was held under the Co-chairmanship of Director General Health Services Dr. Shakir Ali Baloch, Additional Secretary (Dev.) Helath Mr. Abdul Rauf Baloch, Chief of Section Health & Nutrition Mr. Zamaran Ali. 

Breast feeding campaign has been started with zeal and enthusiasm in the provincial capital an event has been organized by Balochistan Nutrition Cell and BNPMC with support of UNICEF.  

Balochistan Nutrition Programme for Mother's and Children( BNPMC) Health Department Government of Balochistan with the support of UNICEF has formally Dissimanated the IYCF (Infant Young Child Feeding) Strategy Balochistan 2018- 2022.

Deputy Program Managers BNPMC Dr. Sadiq Baloch and Dr. Sabina Baloch said that BCC in connection with the usage of media tools  are like the lifeblood of the program as the integral part all the implementing partners and the district implementation team must focus to the important aspects of the Behavioral Communication change and Media they were addressing while on the  Capacity Building Training on Behavior Change Communication that has been  conducted by Zeekay Films (Consultancy firm for BCC).

1^st provincial feeding board meeting was held under the chairmanship of MPA and board member of the provincial feeding board MS. YASMIN LEHRI and Secretary Health Government of Balochistan Mr. Saleh Mohammad Nasar, the main agenda of constituting of this board was the implementation of the Balochistan protection and promotion of breast- feeding and child nutrition bill, 2014. 

Provincial Technical Committee Meeting of National Nutrition Survey 2018 for Balochistan has been conducted by the provincial nutrition cell and chaired by Deputy Program Manager Dr. Sabina Baloch where the overall status of ongoing 2018 NNS was discussed in detail. 

Additional Secretary Planning and Development Mr. Abdullah Khan said importance of management information systems in management is very crucial for the success and growth of any organisation. 

Balochistan is relatively the least developed province of Pakistan. Several studies and reports have found that Balochistan have the lowest levels of human development in the country ...

Dissemination of SMART(Standardized Monitoring & Assessment of Relief and Transition) and KAP ( Knowledge, Attitude & Practices) Nutrition Surveys through Medical Emergency Resilience Foundation(MERF)in 16 Districts of Balochistan 

The technical board of IYCF Balochistan have endorsed to issue the IYCF strategy Balochistan, technical board was briefed that under the new guidance on complementary feeding programming includes the process and tools for assessment of various parameters to understand the local complementary feeding situation

Deputy Commissioner Killa Saifullah Mr. Shafqat Anwar Shahwani appreciated the interventions being taken by Balochistan Nutrition Program for Mothers and Children at Killasaifullah, he said that BNPMC has enhanced and improved overall nutritional status of the community in the district and its adjoining areas, which is highly commendable and appreciable.

International Health Day celebrated at District Panjgur where a program was arranged by Health & Nutrition Society Balochistan and Balochistan Nutrition Program for Mothers & Children with collaboration of WHO.

Dr. Ali Nasir Bugti said the Balochistan Nutrition Program for Mothers and Children is engaged in changing the behaviors of the General masses in practicing healthy practicable practices in Nutrition, Hygiene, Food etc.

Balochistan Nutrition Program for Mothers and Children, DPM Technical and DPM (M&E) Dr. Sabina Baloch, Dr. Sadiq Baloch have chaired  One day joint district Coordination/Progress review meeting with National program for family Planning Primary Health Care (LHW) ...

Quetta: 19-21st March,2018 . Deputy Program Manager (M&E), Deputy Program (Technical) Dr. Sabina Baloch  Balochistan Nutrition Program for Mothers and Children (BNPMC) Dr. Sadiq Baloch briefed and highlighted the training objectives in a three days Training of Lady Health Supervisors, National Program for FP & PCH and District Nutrition Focal Persons, PPHI on Supportive Monitoring and was organized by the Balochistan Nutrition Program for Mothers and Children (BNPMC) from March 19^th to March 21^st, 2018 in National Institute of Management Sciences (NIMS), Quetta.

A meeting has been conducted with PPHI-B chaired by Chief Operating officer Haji Rafique Raisaini and BNPMC PC Dr. Ali Nasir Bugti in the meeting overall progress ...

Deputy Commissioner Sibi, Mr. Zakir Nasar endorses district administration full support in the operational activities of Balochistan Nutrition Program for Mothers and Children. 

(Quetta); Balochistan is relatively the least developed province of Pakistan. Several studies and reports have found that Balochistan have the lowest levels of human development in the country the province lags behind the rest of the country in economic growth, labor productivity, health, education and other socioeconomic indicators.

Secretary Health Mr. Javed Anwer Shahwani has said that Balochistan Nutrition Program in the province working for the improvised activities of the Nutrition and other correlated activities in a vibrant manner.

Programme Manager Balochistan Nutrition Program Dr. Ali Nasir Bugti said that Balochistan Government under the dynamic visionary leadership of Chief Minister Balochistan Nawab Sana Ullah Khan Zehri, Minister Health Mir Rehmat Saleh Baloch and by the guidelines of Secretary health Balochistan Mr. Javed Anwer Shahwani, team Balochistan Nutrition programme for Mothers and Children (BNPMC) is utilizing all its available resources to bring a change in the scenario of malnourishment in the restive province and by this positive results are also coming. 

Provincial Head of Nutrition Program for Mothers and Childeren Balochistan Dr. Ali Nasir Ali Bugti has been awarded Pakistan Civil Society  prestigious award of Quaid-e-Azam Gold Medal for Exemplary Services 2017.

Quetta 08th December 2017 : Secretary Health Javeed Anwar Shahwani told that Balochistan Nutrition Program for Mothers & Children working on the health of Mothers & Children, they are doing great job and this program needs more improvement and Vast the coverage.Before this the death ratio of children under 5 were massive.

Following the provincial review and planning workshop, a three days Inter Provincial Review and Strategic Workshop, organized by the World Bank was held in PC Hotel, Karachi on 19^th to 21^st September 2017.  Project team from both Balochistan and Sindh, Health Department personnel of Balochistan and Sindh, representatives of PPHI, LHW Program, NGOs attended the workshop.

Balochistan Health Minister Mir Rehmat Saleh Baloch has announced moving a resolution in the next session of the provincial assembly for imposing a nutrition emergency in the province as nutrition situation of mother and child is very serious in the province.

World Bank Mission led by Dr. Tayab Masood, Technical Team Leader WB for BNPMC visited Balochistan to conduct Midterm Review of the Balochistan Nutrition Program for Mothers & Children.  

Vitamin A supplementation is being implemented with support from the Micronutrient Initiative and UNICEF through Polio NIDS for children 6 to 59 months. This will need to be sustained for coming years as Polio is still not eradicated in Pakistan, along with strengthening government’s mechanism to monitor results. 

Provincial Steering Committee meeting held at Planning & Development Department (P&D) Government of Balochistan. Additional Chief Secretary Health Dr. Umar Babar chaired the meeting.

Quarterly Provincial Coordination Committee (PCC) meeting was arranged at BNPMC office under the chairmainship of Director General Health Balochistan. 

One day long quarterly meeting of Provincial Fortification Alliance (PFA) Balochistan held at Quetta. Mr. Asmat Ullah Khan, Secretary Health chaired the meeting. 

A meeting was facilitated by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) between Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), World Bank & Multi-Donor Trust Fund-Nutrition Balochistan Nutrition Project for Mothers and Children (BNPMC) team at Serena Quetta. 

Three days long consultative workshop was organized on 9^th – 11^th May at Quetta Serena Hotel to present the IYCF strategy draft to relevant stake-holders in-order to incorporate their feedback and suggestions. 

PMU has conducted refresher training for LHWs, CMWs, paramedics and NGOs staff of program focused districts, Sibi, Kohlu, Noshki, Kharan, Panjgoor, Killa Saifullah and Zhob. A total number of 1319 field staff have been trained.

Mr. Asmatullah Khan Kakar Secretary Health Government of Balochistan visited Stabilization Centre (SC) Out-patient Therapeutic Centers(OTPs) of Balochistan Nutrition Program for Mothers & Children established at District Headquarter Hospital and various union councils of district Panjgur.

In the health system covered areas the implementation of the Balochistan Nutrition Program for Mothers and Children is primarily through Lady Health Worker Program (LHW program) and People’s Primary Health Initiative (PPHI). 

“When mothers are anemic, they give birth to malnourished children and the cycle continues”

Balochistan Nutrition Program for Mothers and Children (BNPMC) in collaboration of PPHI Sibi has setup five days’ nutrition stall at exhibition area of historical Sibi mela (Festival).

Dr. Saeed Ahmed Jamali Commissioner Sibi division visited OTP Centre at DHQ hospital Kohlu he was welcomed by the Distrct Nutrition officer Mr. Sami Zarkoon and Mir. Asif Baloch OTP in-charge.

The technical nature of the nutrition program and the limited number of experienced (nutrition specific) people calls for rigorous training and capacity building initiatives. An important function of the BNPMC is to technically strengthen the nutrition program in terms of building capacities of the key staff and partners for an effective service delivery and to enable the program (Nutrition Cell) in evolving as premier technical body for all nutrition related matters in the province. 

Parallel to development of the Nutrition BCC Strategy and the field implementation of the nutrition activities the IEC materials have also been developed and placed at all health centers ensuring that the key nutrition messages and practices are available with the health staff as well as the communities in printed form.

Social & Behavioral Change Communication (SBCC) is one of the important component of Balochsitan Nutrition Program for Mothers & Children to pursued the community for adoption of healthy behaviors regarding nutrition of pregnant, lactating woman, adolescent girls, infants and young children. 

Maternal (MMR) 785 per 100,000 live births and Infant mortality rate (IMR) 111 per 1000 is highest in Pakistan among other developing countries as shown by various surveys and reports. The condition in rural areas of Balochistan is rather worst. 

The national nutrition survey 2011 depicts a high percentage of women (29 %) and children (35 %) in Balochistan with iodine deficiency. The only easy and cost-effective way to address the situation is to improve the intake of iodine by these groups by ensuring 100% salt iodization in the province. 

The severely malnourished children (SAM) are categorized as SAM-with complications and SAM-without complications.SAM children without complications are treated in the Outpatient Therapeutic Program (OTPs) while the ones having complications are initially admitted in the Stabilization Centers (SCs) for treatment of medical complications and subsequently shifted to the OTPs for further treatment. 

Mir Rehmat Saleh Baloch, provincial Minister Health government of Bbalochsitan inaugurated the official website (www.bnpmc.gob.pk ) of the Provincial Nutrition Cell. 

A total number of 147 Outpatient Therapeutic Centers (OTPs) have been established in the BNPMC focused districts (Kharan, Zhob, Killasaifullah, Kharan, Noshki, Panjgur & Kohlu). 

Pakistan is bearing a massive burden of malnutrition lead morbidity and mortality with Balochistan being no exception. Malnutrition is a problem faced by every district and every village in the province. Due to the limited coverage of the nutrition programs a high number of malnourished children die and those who somehow survive face lifelong devastating consequences in shape of stunted growth and impaired cognitive development, inhibiting them to become productive adults. 

One day consultative meeting with the private sector for expansion of salt iodization (Procurement and distribution of KOI 3 at Commercial Rate) held in Balochistan on 9^th March 2016. The objective of the meeting was to encourage and facilitate the private sector for expansion of salt iodization in Balochistan particularly to ensure the procurement and distribution of KOI 3 by the salt processors in the province.

A group of 30 students comprising of 10 females of Balochistan University of Information Technology and Management Sciences (BUITMS) visited Balochistan Nutrition Program for Mothers and Children. 

The District Nutrition team at Sibi arranged one day review the implementation of BNMPC in district Sibi. Mr. Saif-ur-Rehman Hketran Deputy Commissioner presided the meeting.

A day long consultative seminar held on legislation for wheat fortification was arranged by the BNMPC at Quetta. The legal consultant, advocate Mr. Kaleenullah Quresh presented the 1st draft of “The Balochistan Wheat Fortification Regulation, 2016” with the participants.

1^st meeting of Technical Working Group of IYCF strategy held in Quetta. The objective of the meeting was to develop Balochistan specific IYCF Strategy were:-

Two days orientation and planning meeting held with District Nutrition Officers (DNOs) of all seven focused districts.

Balochistan Nutrition Program for Mothers and Children (BNPMC) has organized screening camp for children under five with the support of PPHI at Panjgur.

Two-day district review and training workshop were arranged for Districts Nutrition Officers of seven programs focused districts. The objective of the workshop was to review the progress in light of district annual work plans and to conduct their training.The 1st day of the workshop district nutrition officers delivered a detailed presentation sharing progress, way-forward and constrains. 

Balochistan is among the provinces of Pakistan with alarming rates of malnutrition lead child morbidity and mortality. 

An extensive training program was conducted in all seven districts. A total of 1136 health personnel were trained in three different tiers depending upon the services they have to provide.

To address the need of the LHWs regarding the counseling of mother support groups in monthly meetings the program has developed counseling cards on Infant & Young Child Feeding (IYCF) messages. 

Management Information System (MIS) Section has been involved in very important activities regarding the program including developing organograms of the,,

Multiple Micronutrient Supplements (MMS) purchased though UNICEF (the contract is for sole sourcing UNICEF to procure from international market) is one of the important component of the project

At the district level the District Nutrition Officers (DNOs) have already started their activities by forming the District Coordination Committees which are spearheaded by the District Health Officers.

As per agreed action plan with World Bank a field workers manual has been developed listing the primary responsibilities of (Lady Health Workers (LHW5 , Community Midwives (CMWs), & Community Health Workers (CHWs) at the field Level.