Goal

Provide technical assistance in the formulation of local nutrition action plans

Government (non-donor capacity) / Philippines

National Nutrition Council, Department of Health, Philippines

Partner organisations:

Civil society organisation (CSO) or non-governmental organisation (NGO): Philippine Coalition of Advocates for Nutrition

Private sector non-food business: SUN Business Network

Multilateral organisations, including United Nations (UN) agencies: UNICEF, WFP, FAO

Country government at any administrative level: NNC Technical Committee and NNC Governing Board members

Private sector food business: Food and Nutrition Technology Adopters

Date made: 30 Oct 2021

Related event: 2021 Tokyo N4G Summit

Verification status	Verified Find out more
NAF SMARTness index	High Find out more
Progress status	Progress not able to be assessed See progress details
Targeted location	Local - Technical assistance to 81 provinces; 146 cities and 1,488 municipalities of the country. Members of the local nutrition committees from the cities and municipalities will in turn provide technical assistance to the formulation of local nutrition action plan at the …
Targeted population	Overall population (all ages, both sexes)
Duration	January, 2022 - December, 2028

Conduct advocacy, provide technical assistance, and monitor and evaluate LNAPs

Primary indicator	Number Of Local Government Units With Local Nutrition Action Plans
Indicator monitor	Expanded National Nutrition System (ENNS). This used to be a 5-year survey but last 2019, they have started doing it annually but only in selected area.

Stage	Measurement Date	Value	Status
Baseline	2020	67 (84%) provinces, 1190 (80%) municipalities, 117 (80%) cities, and 25227 (60%) barangays with LNAPs
Progress report	July 2024	60 (74%) provinces, 1196 (80%) municipalities, 133 (91%) cities, and 25227 (60%) barangays with LNAPs	Progress not able to be assessed Despite the commitment maker’s active participation in the process, they were unable to provide the required information about the baseline data or the progress indicator's updated (latest) level or status, or the data provided were not in a format allowing calculation of progress.
Target	December, 2028	100% of provinces, municipalities, cities, and barangays with LNAPs