National Coalition for Sustained Iodine Intake (NCSII)
Contention Confusion Intention Stakeholder Alignment Situation/ Policy analysis Project Management Collaboration Coordination Implementation National Coalition An ecosystem of Collaborative action to promote USI
NGOs IDD Experts Salt Industry Salt Regulators Government Policy Makers Communicators Educators Consumers Agriculturalist Consumers Health Care Various stakeholders: IDD
Various departments working together for IDD Ministry of Finance 1.MoHFW 2.Salt Commissioner 3.Ministry of Railways 1.MoHFW 2.Salt Commissioner 3.Ministry of Railways Ministry of Road Transport and Highways Ministry of Panchayati raj Ministry of Law and Justice Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Ministry of Human Resources and Development Planning Commission Ministry of Women and Child development
IDD Control Programme: A Multi-pronged Strategy Promotion of Consumption of Adequately Iodized Sat Forever SupplyPUSHDemandPULL Regular, Reliable, & Representative State-level Scientific Data Regular, Reliable, & Representative State-level Scientific Data Sustained Political Commitment Data For Decision Makers Sustained Political Commitment Data For Decision Makers
National Coalition Multi-sectoral body to coordinate & facilitate efforts towards achieving USI in India High level advocacy channel Streamlining Communication and Professional discourse
Brief Overview of the National Coalition Established in 2006 National Coalition- supported by a Secretariat Funded by grant from Coalition Partners Currently located at the South Asia Regional Office of ICCIDD
Partners of National Coalition -1 National Coalition for Sustained Iodine Intake (NCSII) partners: – Centre for Community Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) – Salt Department, Government of India (GoI) – Nutrition cell, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India (GoI) – United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) – Indian Coalition for Control of Iodine Deficiency Disorders (ICCIDD)
Partners of National Coalition -2 National Coalition for Sustained Iodine Intake (NCSII) partners: – Micronutrient Initiative (MI) – Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) – World Food Program – India Office – World Health Organization – India Office – International Council for Control of Iodine Deficiency Disorders (ICCIDD)
Terms of Reference of the Secretariat- 1 To convene meetings on a regular basis of all the partner agencies; government, private and civil society stakeholders currently involved in activities of NIDDCP. To prepare updates/ compile/ analyze/ interpret available information (surveys, studies, etc) on iodine status of the population salt use, production figures of iodized salt, sales trends, price trends, market availability and transportation
Terms of Reference of the Secretariat- 2 To facilitate preparation of specific activities plans identified during the deliberation of National Coalition meetings by various partner agencies with dedicated funding from concerned agencies for those specific activities.
Synopsis of activities of National coalition
1. Regular Meeting of Coalition partners and Government Functionaries
2. Policy advocacy
3. Multi-sectoral advocacy workshops across the country
4. Workshop for developing strategy for USI in India
5. Conducting Sessions on IDD during scientific conferences
6. Publication of advocacy booklet and quarterly iodine newsletter
7. Research on the priority areas as identified by the coalition
8. Representation on Government Expert Committees and Task Forces
9. Implementation of MIS in salt Commissioner’s Office
Impact of National Coalition on USI and IDD in India Sensitization of policy makers, salt manufacturers, traders and consumers about USI in India Able to influence the government policies regarding USI in India Synergy in the functioning of partner agencies towards achievement of USI Improvement in quality of iodized salt and improved household coverage with adequately iodized salt
Way Forward…. A successful Beginning! Coming together, is Beginning. Working together, is Progress. Staying together, is Success. Henry Ford Henry Ford (American industrialist )American
For further details, correspondence is invited at: Dr. Chandrakant. S. Pandav Professor & Head, Centre for Community Medicine All India Institute of Medical Sciences Ansari Nagar, New Delhi – Daily consumption of adequately iodized salt is a healthy habit Towards Sustainable Elimination of IDD