Setting up an information platform for nutrition

From 2025 to 2029, the Government of Cameroon is committed to setting up a national multisectoral information platform for nutrition (NIPN). This commitment is supported by the National Institute of Statistics, which already has an adequate infrastructure, in close collaboration with the Interministerial Committee for the Fight against Malnutrition, supported by a team of dedicated experts. The National Institute of Statistics offers this unique opportunity to connect with the existing national statistical system, and conducts and participates in all surveys in the country. The analysis of the data leveraged by this platform will generate evidence-based information, from which stakeholders can monitor N4G commitments and the Multisectoral Nutrition Development Plan in Cameroon results framework, and guide policies, programs and decisions for investments for nutrition in Cameroon. This initiative builds on experiences of the NIPN approach in other https://www.nipn-nutrition-platforms.org/fr countries. This objective of this commitment will be achieved thanks to the contribution of stakeholders who will be required to provide the data, information and analysis carried out or made available to this structure.

The timetable for the establishment of this structure provides, by the end of 2025, for the diagnosis of the existing situation and refinement of the concept of a NIPN in Cameroon, then the development of a more precise schedule. By 2029, a NIPN will be in place and operational and will inform decisions/monitor N4G commitments and the PNMN results framework, based on data and evidence.

The main actions to be carried out will focus on the development of the terms of reference for the implementation of the platform; mobilizing the support of relevant technical and financial partners; the establishment of a diagnosis of the existing situation to ensure that the platform meets the needs of data/information and users by avoiding duplication; and the establishment of a specific work team dedicated to this commitment.