Funded by OFDA, a Link NCA Technical Unit was created in 2015, in ACF-F HQ. This unit is meant to give specific technical support and advice to organizations willing to implement/implementing a Link NCA. For this reason, the Link NCA Unit has proposed to collaborate with Action Against Hunger USA HQ Focal Point for the Link NCA in Dadu district, Sindh Province of Pakistan to guarantee this technical support. ACF USA (HQ and Pakistan mission) will closely work with the Link NCA Technical Advisor , some of the main will have to be validated by the Link NCA Technical Advisor (Blanche Mattern, Link NCA Unit). The following matrix outlines the key tasks and responsibilities of the focal persons in order to carry out this Link NCA: Link NCA Tech CO's NCA Focal Point NCA Link NCA Analyst mission level (PQA Point - HQ Technical Coordinator) - Advisor Mission Training NCA -Training for Do Participate (if mission team or Do Participate Participate possible) sensitization Link NCA Analyst Do Participate - - - training Sensitize - technical Do Participate Do Do advisors Preparatory phase Step 1: on - Review - Initiate Validate stunting Step 2: - Landscape Review Support Initiate Validate assessment Decide if NCA is Validate Review Consulted Initiate Validate () relevant Step 3: Validate Population; Review Consulted Initiate Validate timing; methodology Step 4: Specify Support if the required needed resources Review - Do Validate (timeline, budget, support) Do (and justify if To be Keep inform Ethical Approval - Support needed or not) reported and can support Step 5: Define Support Identify potential Roles and Participate - Support TAG Responsibilities Identify hypothesised risk factors and pathways Secondary data Support if Do Support Participate Participate review needed Review Identify Review Review hypotheses hypothesized risk Do hypotheses with hypotheses (technical factors Tech CO's TA HQ review)
Funded by OFDA, a Link NCA Technical Unit was created in 2015, in ACF-F HQ. This unit is meant to give specific technical support and advice to organizations willing to implement/implementing a Link NCA. For this reason, the Link NCA Unit has proposed to collaborate with Action Against Hunger USA HQ Focal Point for the Link NCA in Dadu district, Sindh Province of Pakistan to guarantee this technical support. ACF USA (HQ and Pakistan mission) will closely work with the Link NCA Technical Advisor , some of the main will have to be validated by the Link NCA Technical Advisor (Blanche Mattern, Link NCA Unit). The following matrix outlines the key tasks and responsibilities of the focal persons in order to carry out this Link NCA: Link NCA Analyst Tech CO's mission level NCA Focal Point (PQA Coordinator) - Mission NCA Point - HQ Link NCA Technical Advisor Training NCA -Training for mission team or sensitization Do Participate Participate Participate (if possible) Do Link NCA Analyst training Participate - - - Do Sensitize technical advisors Do Participate Do Do - Preparatory phase Step 1: on stunting Review - Initiate Validate - Step 2: Landscape assessment Review Support Initiate Validate - Decide if NCA is relevant Review Consulted Initiate Validate () Validate Step 3: Population; timing; methodology Review Consulted Initiate Validate Validate Step 4: Specify the required resources (timeline, budget, support) Review - Do Validate Support if needed Ethical Approval - Support Do (and justify if needed or not) To be reported Keep inform and can support Step 5: Define Roles and Responsibilities Participate - Identify potential TAG Support Support Identify hypothesised risk factors and pathways Secondary data review Do Support Participate Participate Support if needed Identify hypothesized risk factors Do Review hypotheses with Tech CO's Review hypotheses TA HQ Review hypotheses (technical review)
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