NIPN | National Information Platforms for Nutrition

” Vision

Establishment of a National Information Platform for Nutrition (NIPN), a central hub to convey evidence-

based nutrition and health data to stakeholders in Lao PDR”

The establishment of a national Information Platforms for Nutrition (NIPN) which is capable of generating evidence based nutrition and health information from all sectors in Lao PDR for policy dialogue to improve nutrition programmes, and alleviate malnutrition Read more >>

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Our partners:

European Union (EU)
The United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF)

Our Stakeholders:

Lao Statistic Bureau (LSB)
Ministry of Health (MOH)

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Ministry of Education and Sport (MoES)

NIPN Advisory Board Meeting 2025

2The NIPN Advisory Board Meeting was held on 25 November 2025 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, chaired by Dr. Keovivone Outthachack, Vice President of LASES. The hybrid event brought together representatives from government line ministries, NIPN Advisory Board, Secretariat,...

Training for Trainers: Developing Provincial Capacity in Nutrition Data Analysis

The National Information Platforms for Nutrition (NIPN) Project officially launched a Training of Trainers (TOT) on the topic "Nutrition Data Analysis for Policy Making" for the project team at the provincial level. The training took place from November 3 to 7, 2025,...

Brief Summary of the Joint Validation Workshop on 2025 NIPN Research Topics

The Joint PAU–DAU Research Question Formulation Workshop for the 2025 National Information Platforms for Nutrition (NIPN) Research Topics was held on 31 October 2025 at the Amari Hotel, chaired by Mr. Ousavanh Thiengthepvongsa, Director General of the Socio-Economic...

Training of Trainers (TOT) at the Central Level

The National Information Platforms for Nutrition (NIPN) Project officially launched its Training of Trainers (TOT) on the topic: “Nutrition Data Analysis for Policy Making” from October 27-29, 2025. The training lasted for three full days and included participants...

Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF)
Scaling Up Nutrition Civil Society Alliance in Lao PDR (SUN CSA)

About Lao PDR

Geography \| Source: LSB
Country Area	236800 Km²
Land Area	230800 Km²
Agriculture Area	21004.7 Km²
Forest Area	166300 Km²

Demographic \| Source: LSB
Total population (000)	7.5
Total under five population (%)	19.1
Total number of birth (000)	19
Under five mortality rate	28
Infant mortality rate	25
Population below poverty line(%)	18

Nutrition Status of children under 5 (%)
Stunting*	32.8
Wasting*	10.7
Underweight*	24.3
Overweight*	2.8
Anemia in Children	44.1
Source: LSIS II 2017 / *LSIS III (2022)

Infant and Young Child Feeding (%)
Early Initiation of Breastfeeding	44.9
Exclusive Breastfeeding first 6 months	50.6
Appropriate Breastfeeding	45.7
Minimum Diet Diversity	40.4
Minimum Acceptable Diet (Breastfed)	23.3
Source: LSIS III (2022)

Maternal and Child Health (%)
Visit Antenatal Care at least once with skilled health personnel*	89.8
No Visit to Antenatal Care	17.9
Delivered in health facility*	78.2
Post-natal health check for the newborn*	64
Source: LSIS II (2017) / *LSIS III (2022)

Water and Sanitation (%)
Using improved sources of drinking water	87
Use of basic drinking water services	86.4
Hand-washing facility with soap	63
Using improve sanitation	85.7
Source: LSIS III (2022)