To strengthen and mainstream the nutrition surveillance system in both development and humanitarian settings
Description
National Plan for Disaster Management (2021–2025), Second National Plan of Action for Nutrition (NPAN2)
Overarching commitment (for commitments submitted pre-2025)
Title
Strengthen the nutrition surveillance system
Description
Strengthen and mainstream the multisectoral nutrition surveillance system.
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, in collaboration with Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics under the Ministry of Planning; Ministry of Food in collaboration with Ministry of Agriculture; Ministry of Women and Children Affairs; Ministry of Social Welfare; Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief; Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives; and Bangladesh National Nutrition Council, commits to strengthen and mainstream the current nutrition surveillance system to monitor and measure nutrition outcomes encompassing both development and humanitarian programmes (nutrition specific and sensitive) across urban and rural areas by 2025 to complement the existing monitoring systems. To implement a strengthened nutrition surveillance system, about BDT 85 crore is committed by the government of Bangladesh and partners. Financial commitment will be tracked through the multisectoral budget tracking system for nutrition.
GNR assessment
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Unverified
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| SMARTness index |
Upper moderate
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Details
| Nutrition Action Classification(s) |
Enabling >
Research, monitoring and data
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Measurement
| Key indicator | Number of ministries/sectors involved in multisectoral nutrition surveillance system |
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| Measurement plan | Collect own data |
| Value | Measurement date | |
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| Baseline | 0 Ministries or sectors | 2021 |
| Target | 1 Ministries or sectors | June 2025 |
