
Health & Nutrition (H&N)Cluster
Regional Pacific Humanitarian Team
Workshop
2‐4
th
December 2009,Nadi.Fiji
H&N Panel
•
Mr. Steve Mecartney
(WHO)
•
Dr Bernard (WHO)
•
Prof.Archer (Monash)
•
Dr.Chute( FSMed )
•
Mrs.Seini Kurusiga
(UNICEF)
•
Ms.Lorna Rolls (UNFPA)

Country: Fiji
Health & Nutrition Cluster
Lead Agencies
World Health Organization
&
UNICEF
H&N Cluster Members
•
NDMO
•
Ministry of Health(Fiji)
•
Fiji School of Medicine /Monash
•
AUSAID
•
NZAID
•
JICA
•
EU
•
French Embassy
•
Save the Children (Fiji)
•
SPC
•
IFRC
•
Fiji Red Cross
•
IPPF
•
Marie Stopes
•
Fiji Family Health Association
•
USA ‐ Peace Corps
•
Fiji Medical Association
•
Fiji College of General Practitioners
•
Fiji Public Health Association
•
ADRA (Religious NGO )
Lead Agency Roles
•
WHO & UNICEF
Preparedness
•
Coordination
•
Maintain link to MOH /NDMO
•
Maintain contact details of
cluster members
•
Convene regular meetings
eg.pre/post cyclone ,required.
•
Minutes /documentation
•
Assess Plans and Levels of
Implementation of Preparedness
Plans of all cluster members

Lead Agency Roles
•
WHO & UNICEF
Response
Activate cluster member
participation
Attend all IASC meetings and
ensure information flow
to/from IC actors –MOH
/NDMO
Ensure all stakeholders are
informed
Ensure all SOPs of member
agencies are harmonious (no
duplications )
Cluster Member Roles
Preparedness
•
Active participation
•
Information sharing
•
Identify /Designate alternate
member
•
Deliver & Assign responsibilities
•
Inventory of suppliers
•
Preparedness Plans tested and
implemented
•
SOPs created are tested
,evaluated and ready
•
Assessment tools tested and
standardized e.g. joint operations
•
Response
•
Contribute in strength areas
•
Transparency of information
/sharing
•
Timely delivery of responsibilities
/tasks
•
Harmonization / Collaboration of
activities using pretested SOPs
and Tools
•
Share Resources
•
Ensure
donations/supplies/support
culturally acceptable and
relevant .

Threshold to activate cluster
•
Declaration of disaster by Resident Pacific
Island Country !!!
•
Cluster Head activates cluster members