REVIEW OF COSTING OF THE NATIONAL PLAN OF ACTION FOR NUTRITION 2016-2020
REVIEW OF COSTING OF THE NATIONAL PLAN OF ACTION FOR NUTRITION 2016-2020
Highlights
The Government of Lao PDR has prioritized nutrition as a development issue. This has contributed to improvements in the nutrition situation in the country. Despite the progress made, malnutrition remains high with varying intensity based on geographic location, gender, wealth and ethnicity. Chronic malnutrition is at 33 per cent nationally with significant disparities across provinces, reaching as
high as 54 per cent in Phongsaly province. 9 per cent of children under five suffer from acute malnutrition and one in two children is anaemic.
The National Nutrition Strategy (2016-2025) provides the overarching framework for the implementation of nutrition actions in the country. This is supported by a costed National Plan of Action on Nutrition (NPAN),2016–2020, which serves as the operational plan for the implementation of multi-sectoral actions in the country. A review of the costed NPAN was undertaken to assess the extent to which financial commitments were met and also to provide recommendations for the next NPAN (2021–2025)
