Table 10. Coordination mechanisms Coordination Chaired by/ Meeting Key participants* Main of Work Recommendation Mechanism secretariat Frequency High 2nd Ministers of health, Multi-sectoral NAF Support of the Minister of committee on economy, agriculture, Public Health is need to nutrition rehabilitation and help activate the NAF development, education, commerce and industry National Board Minister or Representatives of MoF, Mandatory salt iodization Already active, on on Universal Salt deputy minister MoMP, ANSA, MoCI, MoI, national regulation on salt Iodization of public MoICY, MAIL, technical iodization health/PND agencies (UNICEF, GAIN, MI) and Afghanistan To be changed to National Iodized Salt Producers’ Board on Food Fortification Association (AISPA) once the food fortification law is promulgated, and representatives of additional Food Fortification Alliance members can be added National Minister or MoCI, MoF, MoI, Regulating the marketing of Already active, on Committee for deputy minister Municipality, MoWA, BMS national regulation on Promotion and of public health/ MoRA, MoICY, tehnical promotion and protection Protection of PND agencies (Unicef) of child nutrition with Nutrition breast milk (Cod of With Breast milk Marketing of BMS) Nutrition PND Donor agencies, UN Monthly Strategic directions on To be appreciated and Program Director/PND agencies, technical nutrition programs supported by the leadership Coordination agencies (MI, GAIN) of the MoPH Committee
Table 10. Coordination mechanisms Coordination Mechanism Chaired by/ secretariat Key participants* Meeting Frequency Main of Work Recommendation High committee on nutrition 2nd Ministers of health, economy, agriculture, rehabilitation and development, education, commerce and industry Multi-sectoral NAF Support of the Minister of Public Health is need to help activate the NAF National Board on Universal Salt Iodization Minister or deputy minister of public health/PND Representatives of MoF, MoMP, ANSA, MoCI, MoI, MoICY, MAIL, technical agencies (UNICEF, GAIN, MI) and Afghanistan Iodized Salt Producers’ Association (AISPA) Mandatory salt iodization Already active, on national regulation on salt iodization To be changed to National Board on Food Fortification once the food fortification law is promulgated, and representatives of additional Food Fortification Alliance members can be added National Committee for Promotion and Protection of Nutrition With Breast milk Minister or deputy minister of public health/ PND MoCI, MoF, MoI, Municipality, MoWA, MoRA, MoICY, tehnical agencies (Unicef) Regulating the marketing of BMS Already active, on national regulation on promotion and protection of child nutrition with breast milk (Cod of Marketing of BMS) Nutrition Program Coordination Committee PND Director/PND Donor agencies, UN agencies, technical agencies (MI, GAIN) Monthly Strategic directions on nutrition programs To be appreciated and supported by the leadership of the MoPH
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