The Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI) and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) jointly conducted a NIPN Capacity Needs Assessment (NIPN CNA) to identify needs and recommend strategies to strengthen capacities for nutrition monitoring, evaluation, policy research, data, and knowledge sharing. The NIPN CNA confirmed that sufficient nutrition-relevant data are being collected in Ethiopia, but that the use of these data is not adequately exploited for further analysis. It also concluded that overall policy dialogue related to nutrition appears to function well, and that there is a demand for evidence by decision makers, but critical capacity gaps remain for synthesizing evidence and translating research findings into policies and programs.
The report provides a detailed overview of the capacity gaps and makes suggestions for strengthening capacities.
