Recently, representatives of the Lviv Agrarian Chamber Ihor Vuytsyk and David Kravchenko made a monitoring visit to the Communal Non-Profit Enterprise “Brodivska Central City Hospital” of the Brodiv City Council within the framework of the Institutional Nutrition Program of the World Food Program (WFP). UN.

This medical facility receives humanitarian food aid, which reached more than 1,500 beneficiaries during the year.

During the visit, the quality and volume of the received products, their storage conditions, as well as the organization of meals for patients were discussed. The head of the institution, Myroslav Tymus, provided a detailed report on the use of aid and emphasized its importance for ensuring proper nutrition of vulnerable categories of the population. He also noted the significant contribution of the Lviv Agrarian Chamber in cooperation with the UN WFP in the Lviv region.

Also, the monitoring group visited the Communal non-commercial enterprise of the Stryi City Council “Territorial Medical Association “Strysia City United Hospital”, which throughout the year participates in the UN WFP Institutional Nutrition Program. The representatives of the Chamber talked with the head of the association Ivan Zrail and chef Olga Sidelnyk. The participants of the conversation expressed gratitude for the food aid provided, emphasizing its importance for solving urgent social problems that correspond to the main mandate of the UN WFP: saving lives, preserving property and promoting gender equality.

The head of the Lviv Agrarian Chamber Ihor Vuytsyk emphasized the importance of ensuring the inclusiveness of food aid programs. Recipients of assistance—people with disabilities, minorities, women, men, children—must receive support tailored to their needs, capabilities and vulnerabilities. And the Institutional Nutrition Program is aimed at ensuring the basic needs of these categories of the population. Also, the effectiveness and demand for help is affected by the direct study of the requests of those in need. For this purpose, information posters have been installed in the institutions, which contain information about feedback mechanisms and information about the possibilities of protection against sexual exploitation and abuse. They are an integral part of effective communication with beneficiaries and staff.

This monitoring visit is a component of the LAP’s systemic activities aimed at strengthening coordination between institutions and providing the necessary support to institutions in need of assistance.

Source. Lviv Agrarian Chamber