Functional platform for food security and nutrition indicators
Information platform for nutrition
Ministry of Health, Kenya
| Verification status | Find out more |
|---|---|
| NAF SMARTness index | Lower moderate Find out more |
| Progress status | On course See progress details |
| Targeted location | National - National coverage |
| Targeted population | Overall population (all ages, both sexes) |
| Population coverage | 50,000,000.0 |
| Duration | January, 2022 - December, 2030 |
Goal action plan
Kenya has large amount of Food security and nutrition data generated through national household surveys, routine programme monitoring and subject-specific research. However, the potential for sharing and coordinating the use of the information to allow integrated and holistic analysis for improved planning and programming has not been maximized. Most of the data and information generated are held by individual organizations generally for programming purposes, and the degree of integration or sharing with others is often minimal
The approach that will be undertaken to achieve the commitment will follow the actions below:
Mapping of stakeholders and institution: The exercise entails establishing players and institutions with interest in food security and nutrition. The process is key in ensuring multi-stakeholders and multi-sectors collaboration.
Data landscape exercise: The main objective for conducting a data landscape exercise is to provide an overview of the availability, accessibility, and quality of indicators of interest to the food security and nutrition.
This exercise entails interactions with National statistical system and data providers among other stakeholders to access all food security and nutrition information.
The objectives of the exercise are:
i. To provide an overview of the information systems that support food and nutrition security data including the sectors that host the systems.
ii. To develop an overview of the availability, accessibility and quality of food and nutrition security indicators at national level from nutrition sensitive and specific sectors.
iii. To provide a general overview of the type of data collected and frequency of collection as well as the institutions involved in data collection, analysis and utilization of food and nutrition security information.
Data cataloguing and Archiving: The cataloguing and archive of the data will be performed using the standardized softwares such as the nesstar suite, the microdata cataloguing tool (NADA) and the Health Information systems (HIS). This will be of great advantage for users to easily access the data and other information
Web Portal: This is a tool for dissemination and storage of food security and nutrition reports, documents, policy briefs, summary statistics, journals and other information.
On completion the web portal will have the following contents.
a. Food security and Nutrition dashboard with indicator visualization.
b. An online library with of the generated products and other relevant documents.
c. Act as a central repository of food security and nutrition indicator database and linked to the data repository.
Progress
Indicator
| Primary indicator | Operation Nutrition And Food Security Data Repository Web Portal |
|---|---|
| Indicator monitor | The workplan for this activity will be developed with defined timelines and the monitoring and evaluations based on Number of Stakeholders and Institutions mapped Number of information indicators and Systems mapped Production of data landscape report Development of data acquisition and sharing policy Development of functional data repository Number of datasets acquired (inclusive of other resources) Number of uploaded and cataloged datasets and the related materials in the repository Development a functional web portal with the expected contents Data mining and analysis conducted within the workplan Production of reports, policy briefs, summary statistics within the workplan |
Reports
| Stage | Measurement Date | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | 2021 | 0% | |
| Progress report | March 2024 | 95% (the portal can be accessed www.nipfn.knbs.or.ke |
On course
The reported progress indicates that the expected level thus far had been achieved, though must be maintained until the end date is reached.
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| Target | December, 2030 | 100% |
Nutrition Action Classification
Enabling
- Financial
- Operational
- Leadership and governance
- Research monitoring and data
Policy
- Food environment
- Food supply chain
- Consumer knowledge
- Nutrition care services
Impact
- Undernutrition
- Diet
- Obesity and diet-related NCDs
- Food and nutrition security
