Policy Direction for AHP-Based Community Nutrition Management Post Eruption of Dempo Volcano, Pagar Alam City - Indonesia

The research aims to produce a model of the post-disaster response policy for the volcano eruptions in Pagar Alam City, South Sumatera province. These policy directions are obtained using data collected through interviews and Focus Group Discussion (FGD). Subsequently analyzed using Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP). In drafting a nutritional response policy direction there are three criteria are consisting of human resources, food, and policy. From these criteria, eight alternative policies are resulting in a hierarchy of policy directions with sequential priorities as follows: Food distribution is done on time, transparent and safe, humane and by local conditions; Strict supervision of the communal kitchen; Professionalism of field energy for the handling of refugee nutrition; Improved cross-program coordination and sectoral; Food maintenance with disaster emergencies; Community empowerment of nutritional response; Ready-made fund allocation for basic needs; and monitoring and evaluation of the nutritional status of refugees. All three priorities with the implementation strategy can be used as a solution in the response to the Community nutrition disaster victims, especially in vulnerable groups i.e: infants, toddlers, children, pregnant women, nursing mothers, and the elderly.