Mali

In 2021, the budget analysis report covering more than 1,800 nutrition-sensitive and -specific budget lines facilitated advocacy that led to an increase in the share of the domestic budget, with an annual budget line of FCFA 600 million allocated to the purchase of ready-to-use therapeutic foods (RUTF) from 2020. Mali is also committed to covering 15 per cent of funding for the PAMN 2021– 2025 and to mobilizing financial resources for nutrition through innovative mechanisms such as the GFF portfolio and the UNITLIFE initiative by 2025. These commitments will be confirmed through the organization of a round table.

Mali continued to receive technical assistance and guidance from the SUN Movement in 2021, in particular to finalize the road map for digitalizing the multisectoral approach to nutrition, using the SUN Planning and Monitoring Tool for the District Health Information System (DHIS2). The implementation of this road map could help strengthen governance by enabling evidence-based decision-making. At the global level, the SUN Movement Secretariat could also support the financing of activities and underline the need to increase the contribution to nutrition in social, cultural and economic development plans.

In Mali, all sectoral department agencies contribute to coordinating nutrition through their representatives. However, the institutional anchoring of the mechanism for the multisectoral coordination of nutrition is proving very difficult. The Intersectoral Technical Committee for Nutrition (CTIN) is funded by the Government, with the remaining challenge being to operationalize platforms at the devolved and decentralized levels. There is also a need to develop a monitoring and evaluation, digitalization and accountability mechanism for the PAMN 2021–2025 from the commune level to other levels, and to facilitate sectoral groups to monitor programmatic and financial performance against it.