The nutrition data landscape report is the first of it’s kind. It provides the outcomes of the nutrition-related data source mapping exercise that was conducted by the nutrition analysis unit in the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) during 2019. The exercise aimed at highlighting the key data systems and platforms that are currently in place at sectors to collect and manage nutrition-related data. The overall goal was to identify opportunities for creating greater data mobility, data sharing and improved connectivity among nutrition programming takeholders.
The exercise was conducted through the National Information Platforms for Nutrition (NIPN) which aims to provide support for strengthening the existing information systems for nutrition and to improve the analysis of existing data to better inform the strategic decisions and policies on nutrition. The NIPN is implemented by the Office of the Prime Minister in paternship with UBOS. This report presents key findings on sectoralbased datasets and data systems that are related to nutrition programing.