The national tool that gathers, checks and disseminates food security and nutrition data for decision makers, partners and the public.
Our role
A shared framework to track hunger and malnutrition
The Permanent Executive Secretariat of the Multisectoral Food Security and Nutrition Platform coordinates the national response to malnutrition and food insecurity in Burundi.
The platform brings together in a single framework the data produced by the health, agriculture and livestock, water and sanitation, education and social protection sectors. It provides national and provincial decision-makers with a set of harmonized, validated indicators that are comparable over time.
The platform is led by the SEP/PMSAN, with technical support from FAO, UNICEF and the partners of the UN Nutrition network.
Sources and method
From the field to the portal, every value is checked
Whatever channel it comes through, a data point follows the same path before it is published.
1
Collection
National surveys, sector systems, DHIS2, files and field entries arrive in a single holding area.
2
Checks
Each data point is standardised, linked to the indicator framework and given a quality score.
3
Validation
Provincial focal points, then the national team, validate or return each value.
4
Publication
Only validated values are published, with their source, period and method.
A documented framework
Definition, formula, numerator, denominator, source, frequency and reading direction of every indicator.
Cited sources
Every figure links back to its original publication: survey, report or sector system.
Protected confidentiality
Values computed on small samples are hidden to preserve reliability and confidentiality.
Indicator framework
Six systems, one overall picture
Malnutrition has many causes: the platform brings together food, health, water and sanitation, education and social protection.
The Permanent Executive Secretariat of the Multisectoral Platform for Food Security and Nutrition leads the platform. Sector ministries produce the data, technical partners support its analysis.
Leadership: SEP/PMSAN, Government of Burundi.
Leadership: SEP/PMSAN, Government of Burundi.
Support for food security and information systems: FAO.
Technical support for nutrition: UNICEF.
UN Nutrition network partners: WFP and WHO.
Sectoral ministries: Health, Agriculture and Livestock, Water, Education, National Solidarity, Finance, Planning.
Partners
They support the platform
National and international institutions supporting the production, validation and dissemination of food security and nutrition information.
