Overview NLIS Objectives NLIS Achieved NLIS Components - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Overview � NLIS Objectives � NLIS Achieved � NLIS Components � Country Profiles � User-defined customized data � Next steps 2

NLIS Objectives Bring together nutrition-related indicators in standardized form Track changes over time and monitor progress Generate easy-to-interpret Country Profiles Thereby: Raising awareness Informing decision-making and resource allocation 3

NLIS Achieved Improved access to comprehensive nutrition Efficiency information across multiple sources Combined information leading to more integrated Integration approaches to nutrition interventions Linked dynamically to WHO Global Nutrition Timeliness Databases Easy access to quality information leading to Accessibility more informed decision-making Comprehensiveness Most indicators available for all countries 4

NLIS Components 1 WHO Nutrition Databases 1 � Who Database on Child Growth and Malnutrition � Who Global Data Bank on Infant and Young Child Feeding � Vitamin and Mineral Nutrition Information System � WHO Global Database on Body Mass Index 2 � 5 National Nutrition Policies and Programmers 2 UN Databases � UNDP � UNICEF � UN Statistics Division � FAO Other International Data sources 3 � World Bank � Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) � IFPRI Country Level Databases 4 4 3 WHO Database 5 � WHO Statistical Information System (WHOSIS) Description: The above diagram presents the variety of data sources being integrated into the NLIS system 5 to create a multisource overview of key indicators that relate to Nutrition for Health and Development

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Country Profiles 7

NLIS Country Profiles 8

Content of NLIS Country Profiles 9

Unique feature of NLIS Country Profiles Including proxy indicators of "readiness" � Country commitment (willingness to act) � Political commitment, focused policies (and regulation), resource mobilization, organization and management, policies/protocols in support of the nutrition programmes, budget provision � Country capacity (ability to act) � Distribution of staff with appropriate skills, quality of services in facilities, staff motivation, follow-up and enhanced care plan, management systems, information systems, supplies and IEC materials, client knowledge/satisfaction, involvement of community organizations 10

Commitment Capacity INDICATOR 2006 VALUE SOURCE INDICATOR 2006 VALUE SOURCE INFO INFO General government expenditure on 2006 4.4 View Degree training in nutrition exists No data health as % of total government expenditure Nutrition is part of medical curricula No data Public expenditure on health (% of 2004 2.8 View GDP) Number of trained nutrition No data Per capita total expenditure on health 2005 93.0 View professionals (per 100.000 (US$) population) Nutrition component of the United 2006- Medium View Nursing and midwifery personnel 2004 0.9 View Nations Development Assistance 2010 density per 10,000 population Framework (UNDAF) GDP per capita (PPP US$) 2005 2,480 View Nutrition component of Poverty 2006- Weak View Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) 2009 GDP per capita annual growth rate 1990- 2.0 View Nutrition Governance 2008 Weak View (%) 2005 Official development assistance 2005 10.4 view Maternity leave 2008 12 view (ODA) received (net weeks disbursements) % of GDP) Monitoring and enforcement of 2006 Yes view Low-Income Food-Deficit Country 2006 Yes view International Code on Marketing of (LIFDC) Breast-milk Substitutes 11

NLIS Country Profiles 12

User-defined customized data 13

User-defined customised data using integrated WHO Global Nutrition Databases � Child growth and malnutrition � Body mass index (BMI) � Infant and young child feeding � Vitamin and mineral information system • Iodine deficiency disorders • Anaemia • Vitamin A deficiency 14

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Other sources of NLIS Data include: UN Development Programme International Food Policy WHO Databases (UNDP) Research Institute (IFPRI) Under-five mortality rate (WHOSIS) Public expenditure on health (% GDP) Global hunger index Monitoring and enforcement of International Code of Marketing of Breast-Milk Substitutes Nursing and midwifery personnel and Food and Agriculture International Labor density Organization of the United Organization (ILO) Nations (FAO) UNICEF (Child Info) Maternity leave Low-income food-deficit countries Birth weight Vitamin A supplementation Demographic and Health World Bank (WB) Surveys (DHS) UN Statistics Division (MDG Indicators) Maternal education levels Governance Use of improved drinking water sources 16

Steps Next 17

Linking Strengthening more interactive tools to provide information through maps, graphs and other visual Developing presentations to be used for increased advocacy 18

NLIS is available at: http://www.who.int/nutrition/nlis 19