The page allows to quickly see who are the most productive working on GINA; which organization or group is most often mentioned as a implementing partner or funding source; which are the most popular actions; who are the people contributing most data to GINA.
Towards the bottom of the page are summary tables on progress in the countries who are part of the Scaling Up Nutrition movement (SUN). The country names in these tables are hyperlinks to the SUN country pages for further information.
Status as of 07 June 2023:
Most recent update
Policy in Nepal: Food Rules, 2027 (1970), as amended 2064 (2007); 31 May 2023
Top 10 actions implemented
| Topic | Number of actions | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Breastfeeding | 615 |
| 2 | Maternity protection | 537 |
| 3 | International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes | 525 |
| 4 | Breastfeeding - Exclusive 6 months | 347 |
| 5 | Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) | 335 |
| 6 | Iodine | 322 |
| 7 | Breastfeeding promotion and/or counselling | 291 |
| 8 | Media promotion of healthy nutrition | 278 |
| 9 | Iron and folic acid supplementation | 266 |
| 10 | Food grade salt | 263 |
Top 10 implementing partners with most published actions
| Sector | Implementing partner | Number of actions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Government | Health | 17 |
| 2 | Government | Industry | 7 |
| 3 | International NGOs | Nutrition International | 6 |
| 4 | International NGOs | World Vision International | 4 |
| 5 | Government | Sub-national | 4 |
| 6 | UN | United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) | 3 |
| 7 | Government | Education and research | 3 |
| 8 | Bilateral and donor agencies and lenders | The World Bank | 3 |
| 9 | Private sector | Private sector | 3 |
| 10 | UN | World Food Programme (WFP) | 2 |
Top 10 funding partners
| Sector | Funding source | Number of actions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bilateral and donor agencies and lenders | US Agency for International Development (USAID) | 136 |
| 2 | Private sector | Private sector | 124 |
| 3 | Bilateral and donor agencies and lenders | The World Bank | 101 |
| 4 | International NGOs | Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) | 93 |
| 5 | UN | United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) | 53 |
| 6 | Government | Health | 47 |
| 7 | Bilateral and donor agencies and lenders | European Commission (EC) | 30 |
| 8 | Bilateral and donor agencies and lenders | Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) | 26 |
| 9 | UN | World Food Programme (WFP) | 25 |
| 10 | Bilateral and donor agencies and lenders | Department of International Development (DFID) | 25 |
Top 10 contributors with published data
| Contributor Name | Affiliation | Published data | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dana | Ghent Univeristy | 147 |
| 2 | veronika | polozkova | 133 |
| 3 | María Antonieta González Bolaños | Consultora Independiente | 92 |
| 4 | Krista Zillmer | n/a | 74 |
| 5 | Diva Fanian | World Health Organization | 72 |
| 6 | Janice Johnson | WHO NHD | 60 |
| 7 | Paula Veliz | WHO | 54 |
| 8 | Victoria Holla | Nutrition International | 54 |
| 9 | NI Admin | Nutrition International | 40 |
| 10 | Fanny Buckinx | Department of Nutrition for Health and Development (NHD) | 39 |
Top 10 countries with most actions published
| Country | Number of actions | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bangladesh | 99 |
| 2 | Philippines | 92 |
| 3 | Malaysia | 91 |
| 4 | Thailand | 87 |
| 5 | India | 86 |
| 6 | Sri Lanka | 82 |
| 7 | Ghana | 82 |
| 8 | Mali | 78 |
| 9 | Mexico | 77 |
| 10 | Kenya | 76 |
Top 10 countries with most policies published
| Country | Number of policies | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 58 |
| 2 | Costa Rica | 56 |
| 3 | El Salvador | 48 |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 47 |
| 5 | United Republic of Tanzania | 47 |
| 6 | Honduras | 46 |
| 7 | Guatemala | 45 |
| 8 | 43 | |
| 9 | Nicaragua | 40 |
| 10 | United States of America | 40 |
Implementation of key nutrition actions in SUN countries
| Country | Complementary feeding | Breastfeeding | Vitamin A | Improved hygiene | Iodized oil | Iron & folic acid | Deworming | Iron fortification | MAM management | Multiple MNP | Salt iodization | SAM management | Zinc | Nutrition-sensitive actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | |||
| Benin | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | yes | ||
| Botswana | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | |||
| Burkina Faso | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | yes | ||
| Burundi | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | |||
| Cambodia | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | |||
| Cameroon | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | |||
| Central African Republic | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | |||
| Chad | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | |||
| Comoros | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | |||
| Congo | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | |||
| Costa Rica | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | |||
| Côte d'Ivoire | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | |||
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | |||
| El Salvador | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | yes | ||
| Eswatini | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | |||
| Ethiopia | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | |||
| Gabon | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | |||
| Gambia | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | |||
| Ghana | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | |||
| Guatemala | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | yes | ||
| Guinea | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | |||
| Guinea-Bissau | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | |||
| Haiti | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | |||
| Indonesia | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | |||
| Kenya | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | yes | ||
| Kyrgyzstan | N | N | N | N | S | N | ||||||||
| Lao People's Democratic Republic | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | yes | ||
| Lesotho | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | |||
| Liberia | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | yes | ||
| Madagascar | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | |||
| Malawi | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | yes | ||
| Mali | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | yes | ||
| Mauritania | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | |||
| Mozambique | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | yes | ||
| Myanmar | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | |||
| Namibia | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | |||
| Nepal | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | |||
| Niger | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | |||
| Nigeria | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | |||
| Pakistan | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | |||
| Papua New Guinea | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | |||
| Peru | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | |||
| Philippines | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | |||
| Rwanda | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | yes | ||
| Senegal | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | yes | ||
| Sierra Leone | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | yes | ||
| Somalia | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | |||
| South Sudan | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | yes | ||
| Sri Lanka | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | |||
| Sudan | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | |||||
| Tajikistan | N | N | N | N | N | |||||||||
| Togo | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | |||
| Uganda | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | |||
| United Republic of Tanzania | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | |||
| Viet Nam | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | |||
| Yemen | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | |||
| Zambia | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | |||
| Zimbabwe | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
N: National or multinational level
S: Sub-national level
Governmental multi-sectoral planning and implementation for improved nutrition in SUN countries
| Country | Consumer affairs | Education and research | Finance, budget and planning | Food and agriculture | Development | Social welfare | Health | Information | Sport | Trade | Urban planning | Women, children, families | Transport | Multisectoral plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | no | |||||||||||||
| Benin | no | |||||||||||||
| Botswana | no | |||||||||||||
| Burkina Faso | no | |||||||||||||
| Burundi | no | |||||||||||||
| Cambodia | no | |||||||||||||
| Cameroon | no | |||||||||||||
| Central African Republic | no | |||||||||||||
| Chad | no | |||||||||||||
| Comoros | no | |||||||||||||
| Congo | no | |||||||||||||
| Costa Rica | no | |||||||||||||
| Côte d'Ivoire | no | |||||||||||||
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | no | |||||||||||||
| El Salvador | no | |||||||||||||
| Eswatini | no | |||||||||||||
| Ethiopia | no | |||||||||||||
| Gabon | no | |||||||||||||
| Gambia | no | |||||||||||||
| Ghana | no | |||||||||||||
| Guatemala | no | |||||||||||||
| Guinea | no | |||||||||||||
| Guinea-Bissau | no | |||||||||||||
| Haiti | no | |||||||||||||
| Indonesia | no | |||||||||||||
| Kenya | no | |||||||||||||
| Kyrgyzstan | no | |||||||||||||
| Lao People's Democratic Republic | no | |||||||||||||
| Lesotho | no | |||||||||||||
| Liberia | no | |||||||||||||
| Madagascar | no | |||||||||||||
| Malawi | no | |||||||||||||
| Mali | no | |||||||||||||
| Mauritania | no | |||||||||||||
| Mozambique | no | |||||||||||||
| Myanmar | no | |||||||||||||
| Namibia | no | |||||||||||||
| Nepal | no | |||||||||||||
| Niger | no | |||||||||||||
| Nigeria | no | |||||||||||||
| Pakistan | no | |||||||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | no | |||||||||||||
| Peru | no | |||||||||||||
| Philippines | no | |||||||||||||
| Rwanda | no | |||||||||||||
| Senegal | no | |||||||||||||
| Sierra Leone | no | |||||||||||||
| Somalia | no | |||||||||||||
| South Sudan | no | |||||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | no | |||||||||||||
| Sudan | no | |||||||||||||
| Tajikistan | no | |||||||||||||
| Togo | no | |||||||||||||
| Uganda | no | |||||||||||||
| United Republic of Tanzania | no | |||||||||||||
| Viet Nam | no | |||||||||||||
| Yemen | no | |||||||||||||
| Zambia | no | |||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | no |
P: Government sector involved in nutrition relevant policy
A: Government sector involved in nutrition relevant action
Multisectoral plan: Country has national nutrition policy document where two or more government sectors are involved
Export policies