1. UGANDA INTEGRATED NUTRITION INFORMATION SYSTEM UINIS January 2011

3. Benefits of an integrated M&E system

4. Potential Challenges

5. Definitions and objectives

6. Conceptual framework

7. Action Plan

8. Examples of key process and impact indicators

10. Wasting: 6%

16. Strengthen the coordination and harmonization of M&E efforts by different stakeholders

17. Reduce the overall cost and burden of impact monitoring

18. Collect and integrate process and biological impact data

19. Strengthen the utilization and dissemination of information generated by the integrated system to improve policies and decision making

20. Provide accurate data on a frequent basis so that programs and policies can be fine tuned more effectively

21. Enable programs to improve the nutrition policy by the decision makers

22. Ensure programs to improve the nutrition interventions

24. Obsolete or untimely data collection

25. Inadequate analytical skills

26. No mechanism to enforce or motivate submission of data

27. Limited supervision

28. Commitment reduced due other opportunities

29. Lack of coordination of diverse surveys, studies, and other sources of data

31. Goal of the Integrated M&E Nutrition System To improve the health and nutritional status of Ugandans through optimized national nutrition policy and program decision making process

32. Objective 1 To strengthen national capacity to provide reliable, timely and accurate integrated nutrition information Main results under objective 1 Nutrition data needs and gaps will be well defined New mechanisms will be operational and will collect and analyze core nutrition indicators not currently collected New mechanisms for collecting core nutrition indicators will be piloted and scaled up nationally

33. Objective 2 To increase access and use of appropriate nutrition information in health policy and planning Main results under objective 2 An adequate mechanism for effective institutional coordination and management will be operational Nutrition information will be used in national nutrition policy planning Timely access and use of nutrition data will be increased

36. Proposed Uganda integrated nutrition information surveillance system

38. Phase Two: Tools development, methodology and trainings

40. Participation and ownership

41. Use of existing resources and improvement/enrichment

43. Comprehensive and participatory analysis of the integrated M&E nutrition system (Design, scope, relevance and sustainability)

44. Adequate resources (Human, Financial)

46. The main role of the TWG

47. oversee

48. coordinate

50. UN agencies (UNICEF, WFP, FAO, WHO)

52. National & International NGOs (A2Z, FANTA, ACF)

54. Needs assessment on nutritional data currently collected

55. Quality control of data

56. Coordination of information collection & dissemination

57. Standardization and harmonization of tools and methodologies

59. 2 - Ministry of Health

60. 1 - A2Z Micronutrient Project

61. 1 - UNICEF

62. 1 - ACF

63. 1 – MAAIF