Health cluster meeting minutes:
Date:
11 November, 2013
Chaired by:
Dr. Luiza, Health Cluster Coordinator
Venue:
Kabul, Canadian micro nutrient conference hall
Participated Organizations:
WHO, PU-AMI, IMC, CAF, ARCS, IFRC, MSF-OCA MOVE, WHH, HADAAF, BDN, UNICEF, MRCA, ACTD, MoPH, ACF, MERLIN, SHRDO,
Johanniter, OCHA, SDO, MFP, TDH, SAF and Emergency.
Agenda:
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CHAP progress and next step
Presentation of winterization plan and 2013 distribution for winterization
Description
Action
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None
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Introduction
All participants introduced themselves; the meeting was begun at 10:00 am and was
chaired by Dr. Luiza Health Cluster Coordinator.
CHAP 2014 Progress and Preparation:
CHAP presentation by Dr. Luiza. The presentation was categorized in 4 objectives.
1. To ensure access to critical health services for people affected by conflict
and not covered by BPHS
2. To ensure timely access to stabilization, referral and treatment services of
civilian war casualties in provinces and districts identified at high risk.
3. To timely and effectively address the health needs created by acute onset
emergencies that surpass the local response capacity, including population
displacements.
4. Excessive mortality and mortality is prevented through prompt investigation
and response of alarms of potential outbreaks based upon effective early
warning and adequate surge capacity.
Status
The Health cluster work plan to be finalized
and submitted t OCHA by 27 November
done
Discussions with other sectors necessary
regarding synergic actions, potential joint
assessments, and sharing information
UNHCR , NGOs,
WHO
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Around 100 high risk districts are targeted across to make, how BPHS, Non BPHS
NGOs should response, the need for temporary mobile teams, what kind of health
services are needed for addressing critical emergency health needs, type of services
and monitoring mechanism will be included in the narrative.
Discussions on standards of care and implicitly on proposed indicators; the need for
emergency health units to include qualified female health staff and the feasibility of
this demand in insecure areas. Cluster members agreed that the indicator should be
not more than 70% of the emergency teams as it is almost impossible to find female
health staff willing to work in insecure zones.
All the comments will be included into the
Cluster strategic plan
UNICEF and UNFPA to calculate the needs of
specific pediatric and reproductive health
medical supplies for the population targeted
by CHAP 2014
As alternative to address the emergency Obstetric and neonatal cases, was
emphasized that each project should include a clear plan for referral of these
emergency cases to higher level health care taking into account the closest HF with
basic and with comprehensive EMNOC services; international standards – 4 basic
EMNOC / 500,000 population.
Agreed that an indicator on vaccination coverage will be included to match the
indicators for risk and vulnerability analysis done by cluster
Emergency medicines and supplies specific for the treatment of children and
reproductive health will be included in UNICEF and UNFPA work plans .
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HEALTH SECTOR, UN agencies and NGOs PLANS for 2014:
 The feedback from NGOs regarding the number and feasibility of
establishment of temporary emergency health units (including FATP) has
been emphasized by cluster coordinator.
NGOs to send their plans and feed-back
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More FATP will be needed for next year – potential increase in war related
casualties due to political and security changes
EMERGENCY NGO to present during the next
cluster meeting their approach on FATP –
ToR, staffing, negotiation, referral
mechanism
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Cluster members agreed unanimously that WHO will continue to receive the
funds and do the procurement for medicines and supplies for health sector
contingency plan and emergency action
WHO will include inits proposal the
procurement of contingency and rapidly
evolving emergency stock for all partners
WHO with the
Collaboration of
MoPH and NGOs
Health Cluster
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WHO committed for the development of the project proposal for
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establishment of a effective mass casualty management mechanism in very
high, high risk provinces at health facility level (hospitals and CHC +) – this
will include; development of provincial and regional plans, establishment of
coordination mechanism, equipment and supplies, blood bank, and training
on emergency trauma and simulations. Coordination with UNICEF required
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NGOs active in these provinces should prepare plans and proposals for mass
casualty management at PHC and community level
NGOs, MoPH
WHO to develop the proposal
WHO to work with high level MoPH
management staff for the establishment of
the task force
NGOs
NGOs will provide the information
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A ministerial Taskforce for mass casualty implementation will be established
in December 2013 including NGOPs and UN agencies beside the relevant
MoPH departments
Early warning and response to outbreak is still remaining in the priority, new
HFs should report DEWS.
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Winter distribution has been distributed to all participants and short
discussion on the signing of new BPHS contracts MATTERS SHOULD BE DISCUSSED ON THE NEXT MEETING
 On the next meeting Emergency NGO will do presentation:
 How to establish FATP? EMERGENCY presentation
 In 2014 for NGOs which kind of assessment is done for given BPHS projects
 OCHA to do a presentation on CHF
 Protection cluster to present their goals and actions for finding ways of
better collaboration with health sector
Next meeting:
Date: 23 December?
Time: 10;00 AM
Coordinate with UNICEF especially regarding
provision of ambulances and WHO and MoPH
units on reproductive health for inclusion of a
strong gender component
WHO to complete winter distribution when
the remaining supplies reach Kabul.
WHO
WHO
Emergency NGO
GSMU
Venue: Micronutrient Initiative
Agenda for next meeting if any:
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Participants’ attendance list:
No
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Name of
Participant
Dr. Luiza
Dawran Safi
Dr. Sayed Mohsin
Title
Health Cluster Coordinator
Data Management
Assistant
Deputy medical head of
mission
Medical Director
Organization
Email
Phone #
WHO
galerm@afg.emro.who.int
788888228
WHO
safid@afg.emro.who.int
789462063
PU-AMI
afg.dm.hom@pu-ami.org
779900789
IMC
jmaqsood@internationalmedicalcorps.org
700175382
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Dr. Jalal Maqsood
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Health Coordinator
CAF
health.co.baran@gmail.com
777822405
MHTs Officer
ARCS
arcs.mhts@gmail.com
777767347
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Dr. M. Sharif Sahak
Dr. Farhad
Yousafzai
Dr. Sadaqat Yaqubi
Health Officer
IFRC
sadaqat.yaqubi@ifrc.org
705002764
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Dr. Wali
Deputy Medical coordinator
MSF
msf-afghanistan-deputymedcoa@msf.org
785995256
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Dr. Khalil
Medical Coordinator
MOVE
ahkhalilreshad@yahoo.com
700256288
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Dr. Farshid
DPM
WHH
farshid.farzan@welthhungerhilfe.de
700163165
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Dr. Shah
Mahmood
T.M
HADAAF
drshahmahmood@gmail.com,
hadaaf_af@yahoo.com
789046873
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Farhad Farewar
DMD
BDN
ffarewar@gmail.com
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Khaksar
Field Officer
UNICEF
kyousufi@unicef.org
798507606
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Naseem Khan
AIC Health Nutrition
UNICEF
naskhan@unicef.org
798507601
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Valee Doden
MoM
MRCA
valee@mrca-asso.org
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Dr. Hekmat
Medical Coordinator
MRCA
medco@mrca-asso.org
700027912
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Shah Maqsood
Health Director
ACTD
dhealth.actd@gmail.com
779195484
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Dr. Ahmad Zai
EPR Advisor
MoPH
Hamid.ahmadzai@yahoo.com
799304741
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Cpemence
Head of Nutrition
ACF
nuthod@af.missions-acf.org
793434673
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Dr. Shafiq
CHD
MERLIN
chd@merlin-afghanistan.org
798317202
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Dr. Faiz
Director
SHRDO
shrdokabul@gmail.com
786210379
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Dr. Akbarzai
Dr. Atiqullah
Ahmadi
Program Coordinator
Johanniter
sediqullah.akbarzai@thejohanniter.org
796199229
Nutrition Supervisor
MERLIN
dr.atiqullahahmady2@gmail.com
778100663
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Humanitarian Affairs Officer
OCHA
ashlly@un.org
793001128
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Charlle Ashlly
George
Petropalous
Humanitarian Affairs Officer
OCHA
petropolous@un.org
793001122
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Dr. Fahim
HMIS Senior Officer
SDO
hmis.sdo.mo@gmail.com
772814651
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Razia Arefi
Heneral Manager
MFP
razia.arefi@yahoo.com
795640755
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Health Coordinator
TDH
mohkabul@gmail.com
706602438
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Dr. Knoorkhanum
Abdurrahman
Shahab
General Director
ACTD
arahman@actd.org.af
799478615
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Dr. Nilofar
Nutrition Officer
SAF
nutrition-officer@saf.org.af
700067609
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Emanvele Nannini
Program Coordinator
Emergency
pc.afghanistan@emergency.it
796786251
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