The IPC-Chronic roll-out in East and Central Africa has started to be implemented in 2 out of the 3 target countries, Burundi and Kenya, while Uganda is starting the same activity in November. The roll-out activity involves 6 steps of implementation, namely: 1) introduction to IPC Chronic Analysis; 2) understanding of data requirement; 3) data gathering; 4) IPC Chronic Phase Classification training; 5) IPC Chronic Analysis workshop and validation; 6) Dissemination of findings.

In Kenya

From 22 to 25 September 2014, Kenya implemented Steps 1 and 2. The training workshop was attended by 17 members of the IPC Technical Working Group (TWG) from different institutions. The workshop was dynamic and generated a comprehensive discussion, characterized by proactive participation. The next step involves a three-week data gathering process conducted by a data analyst in close collaboration with the TWG and under the supervision of the IPC Regional Coordinator for Anglophone countries in East and Central Africa. 

The use of the IPC Information Support System (ISS) was introduced for the first time in Kenya and all participants were able to practice and gave feedback for further improvements of the system, before the implementation of the imminent actual analysis.

It was decided that the same multi-stakeholders IPC Technical Working Group will be in charge of both Acute and Chronic Analyses.

In Burundi

On 19 September, the IPC Regional Coordinator for Francophone countries in East and Central Africa travelled to Burundi in order to provide technical support to the implementation of IPC-Chronic Steps 2. Technical support focused on the training of the National IPC Technical Working Group on data requirements for Chronic Analysis and on the collection of data compatible with the ISS.

The Training was successful and allowed the kick-off of the following IPC-Chronic steps. In particular, the Level 1 training took place from 17 to 21 November, and the analysis from 22 to 27 Nov. All the provinces were analysed and classified, and the dissemination of the findings will start during the first week of December.

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