Goal

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

FROM Commitment: Operational Commitment

Government (non-donor capacity) / Nepal

National Planning Commission, Government of Nepal

Partner organisations:
Private sector non-food business: Baliyo Nepal, Federation of Nepalese Chamber and Commerce Industries
Donor organisation, including philanthropic organisations: USAID, EU, World Bank, FCDO
Multilateral organisations, including United Nations (UN) agencies: UNICEF, WHO, WFP, FAO
Country government at any administrative level: Ministry of Health and Population; Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development; Ministry of Industries Commerce and Supplies; Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration; Ministry of Education, Science and Technology; Ministry of Water Supply; Ministry of Women, Children and Senior Citizens
Civil society organisation (CSO) or non-governmental organisation (NGO): Helen Keller International, Civil Society Network for Nutrition, Action Contre La Faim, Nepali Technical Assistance Group
Date made: 06 Dec 2021
Related event: 2021 Tokyo N4G Summit | 2021 UN Food Systems Summit
Verification status Verified Find out more
NAF SMARTness index Lower moderate Find out more
Progress status No response See progress details
Targeted location National - Federal and provincial Governments, and 753 municipalities
Targeted population Overall population (all ages, both sexes)
Population coverage 29,000,000.0
Duration January, 2022 - December, 2030

Goal action plan

Strengthen capacity of Nutrition and Food Security Steering Committees, Nutrition Technical Committee and networks

Strengthen the system competency for scaling up and implementation of integrated nutrition interventions focusing on a life-course (children, adolescents, pregnant and lactating women, adults, and elderly people)

Review the existing human resources for nutrition interventions and designate additional human resources as per the requirement

Ensure regular and adequate supply of commodities/equipment

Align, harmonize and link actions across sectors and stakeholders

Strengthen integration of nutrition in universal health coverage

Establish nutrition friendly institutions with adequate infrastructure, trained human resources on nutrition, equipment and information to deliver quality services

Support the establishment of nutrition-sensitive fair price shop

Strengthen the mechanism to improve the food quality including safety of foods across the food value chain, testing of food quality and reduce food wastage

Design and implement an innovative nutrition and food security programs that focus on marginalized, vulnerable groups, gender equality and social inclusion

Run nutrition interventions/programs by adopting an integrated one door government led implementation approach

Progress

Indicator

Primary indicator Number Of Municipalities/Health Facilities Prepositioned With Adequate Nutrition Supplies/Commodities
Indicator monitor Will be monitored through e-Logistic Management Information System (e-LMIS) on a quarterly basis. Nepal Health Facility Survey (NHFS) will also be conducted on a periodic basis to monitor the progress.

Reports

Stage Measurement Date Value Status
Baseline 2021 Data system do not adequately capture the data on commodities/ supplies at local level (by Municipality and HFs).
Progress report No response
Target December, 2030 3,765

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

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