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National Coalition for Sustained Iodine Intake (NCSII)

National Coalition for Sustained Iodine Intake (NCSII). National Coalition. An ecosystem of. Stakeholder Alignment. Contention. Collaboration. Situation/ Policy analysis. Coordination. Confusion. Project Management. Implementation. Intention.

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National Coalition for Sustained Iodine Intake (NCSII)

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  1. National Coalition for Sustained Iodine Intake (NCSII)

  2. National Coalition An ecosystem of Stakeholder Alignment Contention Collaboration Situation/ Policy analysis Coordination Confusion Project Management Implementation Intention Collaborative action to promote USI National Coalition

  3. Various stakeholders: IDD NGOs Consumers IDD Experts Salt Industry Agriculturalist Health Care Salt Regulators Consumers Government Educators Policy Makers Communicators

  4. Various departments working together for IDD Ministry of Human Resources and Development Planning Commission Ministry of Finance MoHFW Salt Commissioner Ministry of Railways Ministry of Women and Child development Ministry of Road Transport and Highways Ministry of Law and Justice Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Ministry of Panchayati raj

  5. IDD Control Programme: A Multi-pronged Strategy Regular, Reliable, & Representative State-level Scientific Data Sustained Political Commitment Data For Decision Makers Promotion of Consumption of Adequately Iodized Sat Forever

  6. National Coalition • Multi-sectoral body to coordinate & facilitate efforts towards achieving USI in India • High level advocacy channel • Streamlining Communication and Professional discourse

  7. 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

  8. 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)

  9. 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)

  10. 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

  11. 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.

  12. Synopsis of activities of National coalition

  13. 1. Regular Meeting of Coalition partners and Government Functionaries

  14. 2. Policy advocacy

  15. 3. Multi-sectoral advocacy workshops across the country

  16. 4. Workshop for developing strategy for USI in India

  17. 5. Conducting Sessions on IDD during scientific conferences

  18. 6. Publication of advocacy booklet and quarterly iodine newsletter

  19. 7. Research on the priority areas as identified by the coalition

  20. 8. Representation on Government Expert Committees and Task Forces

  21. 9. Implementation of MIS in salt Commissioner’s Office

  22. 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

  23. Way Forward…. A successful Beginning! Coming together, is Beginning. Working together, is Progress. Staying together, is Success. Henry Ford (American industrialist 1863-1947)

  24. Daily consumption of adequately iodized salt is a healthy habit Towards Sustainable Elimination of IDD For further details, correspondence is invited at: Dr. Chandrakant. S. PandavProfessor & Head, Centre for Community MedicineAll India Institute of Medical SciencesAnsari Nagar, New Delhi – 110029 Email: cpandav@iqplusin.org

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