National Planning Commission, Nepal

Increase percentage of women of reproductive age who receive minimum dietary diversity (Baseline: 50% in 2016; Target: 80%)

Increase percentage of children aged 6-23 months who receive minimum dietary diversity (Baseline; 47% in 2016; Target: 71%)

Decrease prevalence of wasting (Baseline: 12% in 2019; Target: 4%)

Decrease prevalence of stunting (Baseline: 32% in 2019; Target: 15%)

Decrease prevalence of anaemia in children age under five (Baseline: 53% in 2016; Target: 10%)

Decrease prevalence of low birth weight (Baseline: 12% in 2016; Target: 1.4%)

Decrease prevalence of anaemia in women of reproductive age (Baseline: 41% in 2016; Target: 10%)

Increase prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among children under six months of age (Baseline: 66% in 2016; Target: 80%)

Decrease salt intake (Baseline: 11gm/person/day; Target: <5gm/person/day)

Decrease prevalence of overweight and obesity among children under 5 years (Baseline: 2.1% in 2016; Target: <1%)

Strengthened mechanism for improved nutrition governance and accountability

Mother's Milk Substitute (Control of Sale and Distribution) Act amended and endorsed by Parliament by 2022 (Baseline: NA; Target: 1)

Multi-Sector Nutrition Plan- III developed and endorsed by December 2022 (Baseline: NA; Target: 2)

Increase the number of nutrition friendly institutions

Increase the number of municipalities/health facilities prepositioned with adequate nutrition supplies/commodities.

Enhanced capacity of members of Nutrition and Food Security Steering Committee and Nutrition Technical Committee for improved nutrition governance and delivery of quality services.

Continue conducting nutrition related population-based surveys in every 3 to 5 years' interval and promote program evaluation, operation research and develop culture of knowledge sharing and data driven programming

Strengthened country-led system for comprehensive research and evidence generation, monitoring, evaluation and use of data

Increase budget allocation (in NPR) for nutrition

Strengthen nutrition governance mechanism across sectors and at all levels.

Increased financial investment in nutrition.

Development and implementation of Resource Mobilization Strategy for MSNP III

Establish and strengthen nutrition financial tracking mechanism.

Develop National Strategic Road Map to reduce daily intake of salt and sugar

Increased production of and access to bio-fortified food

Increased access to fortified rice by integration into Social Protection Program

Scale-up Multiple Micronutrient Supplementation across selected 100 local levels

Evaluating the impact of scale-up of nutrition services under the MSNP-III.

National integrated nutrition information management system established.

Mainstreaming MSNP-III into the local levels' periodic plans and annual program.

Commitments

Increase percentage of women of reproductive age who receive minimum dietary diversity (Baseline: 50% in 2016; Target: 80%)

Increase percentage of children aged 6-23 months who receive minimum dietary diversity (Baseline; 47% in 2016; Target: 71%)

Decrease prevalence of wasting (Baseline: 12% in 2019; Target: 4%)

Decrease prevalence of stunting (Baseline: 32% in 2019; Target: 15%)

Decrease prevalence of anaemia in children age under five (Baseline: 53% in 2016; Target: 10%)

Decrease prevalence of low birth weight (Baseline: 12% in 2016; Target: 1.4%)

Decrease prevalence of anaemia in women of reproductive age (Baseline: 41% in 2016; Target: 10%)

Increase prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among children under six months of age (Baseline: 66% in 2016; Target: 80%)

Decrease salt intake (Baseline: 11gm/person/day; Target: <5gm/person/day)

Decrease prevalence of overweight and obesity among children under 5 years (Baseline: 2.1% in 2016; Target: <1%)

Strengthened mechanism for improved nutrition governance and accountability

Mother's Milk Substitute (Control of Sale and Distribution) Act amended and endorsed by Parliament by 2022 (Baseline: NA; Target: 1)

Multi-Sector Nutrition Plan- III developed and endorsed by December 2022 (Baseline: NA; Target: 2)

Increase the number of nutrition friendly institutions

Increase the number of municipalities/health facilities prepositioned with adequate nutrition supplies/commodities.

Enhanced capacity of members of Nutrition and Food Security Steering Committee and Nutrition Technical Committee for improved nutrition governance and delivery of quality services.

Continue conducting nutrition related population-based surveys in every 3 to 5 years' interval and promote program evaluation, operation research and develop culture of knowledge sharing and data driven programming

Strengthened country-led system for comprehensive research and evidence generation, monitoring, evaluation and use of data

Increase budget allocation (in NPR) for nutrition

Strengthen nutrition governance mechanism across sectors and at all levels.

Increased financial investment in nutrition.

Development and implementation of Resource Mobilization Strategy for MSNP III

Establish and strengthen nutrition financial tracking mechanism.

Develop National Strategic Road Map to reduce daily intake of salt and sugar

Increased production of and access to bio-fortified food

Increased access to fortified rice by integration into Social Protection Program

Scale-up Multiple Micronutrient Supplementation across selected 100 local levels

Evaluating the impact of scale-up of nutrition services under the MSNP-III.

National integrated nutrition information management system established.

Mainstreaming MSNP-III into the local levels' periodic plans and annual program.

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