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NIPN implementation

• The NIPN policy component is hosted by the National Institute for Economic Research (NIER) in collaboration with related line ministries.
• The NIPN data component is hosted by the Ministry of Planning and Investment, Centre for Development Policy Research, in collaboration with related line ministries and partners.
• Technical assistance is provided through The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).
• The project is supported by the EU Delegation and managed by UNICEF.
• Activities started in 2018.

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Useful links

• NIPN Dashboard
• NIPN Data Repository
• NIPN Lao PDR
• UNICEF Lao PDR
• SUN country fiche - Lao PDR

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NIPN publications

• Policy Analysis Unit, National Information Platform for Nutrition. Barrier to Accessing Nutrition Services at the Community level Vientiane, Lao PDR, 2021.
• Policy Analysis Unit, National Information Platform for Nutrition. Nutrition Policy Brief. Vientiane, Lao PDR, 2021.
• Policy Analysis unit, National Information Platform for Nutrition. Nutrition Policy Landscape Analysis. Vientiane, Lao PDR, 2020.
• UNICEF. Impact of Covid-19. Lao PDR, 2021.
• UNICEF. Nutrition Budget Brief. Lao PDR.
• UNICEF. Review of costing of the NPAN for nutrition. Lao PDR, 2020.
• Rashpone, S. Centre for Development Policy Research, Ministry of Planning and Investment. The impact of COVID-19 on socio-economic development in Lao PDR. Lao PDR, 2021.
• Data Analysis Unit, National Information Platform for Nutrition (NIPN). Capacity need assessment report in Lao PDR. Vientiane, Lao PDR, 2020.
• Centre for Development Policy Research, Ministry of Planning and Investment. Nutrition data mapping report in Lao PDR. Vientiane, Lao PDR, 2020.
• Centre for Development Policy Research, Ministry of Planning and Investment, and UNICEF. National Nutrition Profile in Lao PDR. Vientiane, Lao PDR, 2020.
• DURE Technology. Overview of the nutrition information system in Lao PDR. Montpellier, France: Agropolis International, Global Support Facility for the National Information Platforms for Nutrition initiative. 2019.
• Centre for Development Policy Research, Ministry of Planning and Investment, and UNICEF. Multiple Overlapping Deprivation Analysis (MODA) on Stunting among children under 5 years in Lao PDR. Vientiane, Lao PDR 2019.

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Video presentations

• NIPN Dashboard and data repository introduction
• NIPN introduction

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