National Planning Commission , Government of Nepal

Increase budget allocation (in NPR) for nutrition

• Nutrition Action Classification: Enabling > Financial
• Goal SMARTness index: High

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

• Nutrition Action Classification: Enabling > Research monitoring and data
• Goal SMARTness index: Lower moderate

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

• Nutrition Action Classification: Enabling > Research monitoring and data
• Goal SMARTness index: Lower moderate

Increase the number of nutrition friendly institutions

• Nutrition Action Classification: Enabling > Operational
• Goal SMARTness index: High

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

• Nutrition Action Classification: Enabling > Leadership and governance
• Goal SMARTness index: Lower moderate

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

• Nutrition Action Classification: Enabling > Operational
• Goal SMARTness index: Lower moderate

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

• Nutrition Action Classification: Enabling > Leadership and governance
• Goal SMARTness index: High

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

• Nutrition Action Classification: Enabling > Leadership and governance
• Goal SMARTness index: High

Strengthened mechanism for improved nutrition governance and accountability

• Nutrition Action Classification: Enabling > Research monitoring and data
• Goal SMARTness index: High

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

• Nutrition Action Classification: Impact > Undernutrition
• Goal SMARTness index: High

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

• Nutrition Action Classification: Impact > Undernutrition
• Goal SMARTness index: High

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

• Nutrition Action Classification: Impact > Obesity and diet-related NCDs
• Goal SMARTness index: High

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

• Nutrition Action Classification: Impact > Diet
• Goal SMARTness index: High

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

• Nutrition Action Classification: Impact > Diet
• Goal SMARTness index: High

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

• Nutrition Action Classification: Impact > Diet
• Goal SMARTness index: High

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

• Nutrition Action Classification: Impact > Undernutrition
• Goal SMARTness index: High

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

• Nutrition Action Classification: Impact > Undernutrition
• Goal SMARTness index: High

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

• Nutrition Action Classification: Impact > Undernutrition
• Goal SMARTness index: High

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

• Nutrition Action Classification: Impact > Diet
• Goal SMARTness index: High