GNLI-2022 cohort

Group project -SEAR

Pasang Wangmo
Rathish Nair
Shakuntala Parajapati
Sonali Jadhav
Problem and context
Problem
Engaging professional nursing organisations in nurses’ capacity building for
prevention and management of malnutrition
Context
• SEAR region has high prevalence of stunting, wasting and underweight among
under-five children
• Rising incidence of overweight and obesity among under-five
• Covid pandemic has further worsened the problem of malnutrition
• Strategic Action Plan to reduce the double burden of malnutrition in South-East
Asia Region, 2016–2025 (WHO-SEAR)
• One of the strategic directions is to empower communities, support and strengthen
academia and civil society to promote healthy diets, and form strategic alliances
with stakeholders
Aim and Approach
Aim
• To engage professional nursing organisations(PNO) to contribute to
prevention and management of malnutrition which is a significant health
problem in SEAR

Approach/Strategy
• Consultation meetings and round table discussions with prominent
professional nursing organisations to persuade them to work in tandem
with Government and regional WHO offices for prevention and
management of malnutrition
 Objectives (The GNLI scholars will)
02
conduct second
consultation meeting to
finalize plans feasible for
implementation by
01 professional nursing
03
organizations by Identify experts to
have first online round
September 2023 contribute towards
table consultation with
representatives of development of content
for online capacity
prominent professional 04
building program on
nursing organisations in
malnutrition by
SEAR by August 2023 Conduct biannual follow
up meetings with PNOs to December 2023
track the progress on
development and
implementation of
modules from January
2024
endorse to work towards malnutrition

01
prevention and management by
December 2023
Objectives

prepare at least one online skill enhancement

module each for capacity building of nurses for
02

prevention and management of malnutrition by

March 2024

Collaborate with hospitals and education

institutions to engage nurses and nursing
03

students in their country for capacity building

training on malnutrition by May 2024
The professional nursing organisations in SEAR (India, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka) will
 Bhutan
Stunting 33.6
Wasting 7.6
Nepal
Stunting 37.4
Wasting 2.1
Myanmar
Stunting 35.1
Wasting 2.6

India
Stunting
38.7
Bangaladesh
Stunting 36.1
Wasting 1.4

Timor-Leste
Stunting 50.2
Wasting 1.5
 Key stakeholders

Presidents/Secretaries Presidents/Secretaries
Heads of eminent
of National of National
Nursing Education
professional Nursing Professional Nursing
Institutions
organisations organisations
 Communications/Strategic messages
PROBLEM
Malnutrition is a significant issue in SEAR region and
nurses who form the largest health workforce need to
contribute to malnutrition prevention

WHY PROBLEM EXISTS

1. Disconnect between nursing POTENTIAL
academia and health system SOLUTION
Presidents/ Professional Nursing
priorities for skill secretaries of
development of nurses in Organizations to offer
national capacity building
malnutrition prevention and professional
management nursing
through LMS platforms
2. Lack resources for organizations and provide
providing outcome-based certification to nurses
training for malnutrition in malnutrition
prevention and management prevention and
for nurses management to ensure
competencies

Action required Partner with regional WHO office to develop and implement CPB on
malnutrition prevention and management for nurses
 SMART objective Brief description of Who is responsible Start and end dates
work

The GNLI scholars  GNLI scholars will

will have first online send letters to
round table PNOs to invite
consultation with them for
representatives of consultation
prominent  Preparation of
professional nursing guiding
organisations in questions/strategic
SEAR by August messages for
2023. consultation
meeting and
facilitation
SMART objective Brief description of work
The GNLI scholars will 
1. have first online round
table consultation with
representatives of
prominent professional 
nursing organisations in
SEAR by August 2023.
2. conduct second
consultation meeting to
finalize plans feasible for 
implementation by
professional nursing
organizations by
September2023
Who is Start and
responsible end dates
GNLI scholars will send letters to  Rathish Nair
PNOs to invite them for
consultation
Preparation of guiding
questions/strategic messages for
consultation meeting and  Sonali Jadhav
facilitation
Record keeping and preparation  Shakuntala
of reports of the meeting Prajapati

3. identify experts to
contribute towards
development of content
for online capacity Identify and connect subject experts  All scholars
building program on with PNOs to develop content from their
malnutrition by region
December 2023

4. conduct biannual follow

up meetings with PNOs
to track the progress on
development and
Resources required
Anticipated Expense Description Source of
[USD] Funding

6000 Remuneration for experts for To find funding

content creation agency

5000 Creation of LMS by PNOs PNOs

1000 Miscellaneous To find funding

agency

TOTAL [USD] =11000

 PNOs collaborate with government, nursing
academia and nursing service sector for
promotion of CBP and engagement of nurses
PNOs in partnership with WHO regional office
will prepare and host modules on malnutrition
for capacity building of nurses on their LMS
platforms
PNOs in target countries will endorse
The project outcome indicators
malnutrition education as one of their priorities
on their official websites
Relevance to SDGs and SDNM

• SDG -3- Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being

for all at all ages
• SDNM-Educating nurses and midwives with
competencies