Goal

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

FROM Commitment: Operational Commitment

Government / Nepal

National Planning Commission , Government of Nepal

Partner organisations:
Donor organisation, including philanthropic organisations: USAID, EU, World Bank, FCDO
Private sector non-food business: Baliyo Nepal, Federation of Nepalese Chamber and Commerce Industries
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
Multilateral organisations, including United Nations (UN) agencies: UNICEF, WHO, WFP, FAO
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
Targeted location National - Federal and provincial Governments, and 753 municipalities
Targeted population Overall population (all ages, both sexes)
Population coverage 29,000,000.0
Primary indicator These are two indicators: 1. Number of Nutrition and Food Security Steering Committee capacitated 2. Number of Nutrition Technical Committee Capacitated
Primary indicator baseline 1. 451 2. 0
Primary indicator target 1. 761 ( 753 steering committee at 753 local level; 7 steering committee at 7 provinces; 1 steering committee at federal level) 2. 1 Nutritional Technical Committee at Federal Level at Department of Health Services, Ministry of Health and Population.
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

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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