Tanzania

Tanzania is on track to achieve its nutrition goals, with the midterm review of the National Multisectoral Nutrition Action Plan indicating that progress is being made. For example, governance structures and processes have maintained their momentum and high-level commitment remains evident, notably through the leadership of the Office of the Prime Minister and technical support from the Tanzania Food and Nutrition Centre (TFNC). Additional work is required to strengthen and monitor ongoing nutrition activities that are aligned with the country’s priorities.

Support actions are carried out to ensure that all existing information management systems are being used effectively and communicate with each other. This helps minimize data gaps and duplication to ensure progress is tracked at all levels. It may require both external support and capacity-building of the existing system’s accountability mechanisms.

As a high-level political figure, the President is a strong nutrition champion thanks to her commitment to nutrition and role in bringing about the Compact Agreement. The shift in the oversight responsibility for the Agreement from the Office of the Vice-President to the Office of the President, along with the establishment of the Parliamentary Caucus on Food Safety, national priorities related to food systems that were shared at the Food Systems Summit event and the launch of the Second National Multisectoral Nutrition Action Plan and its Resource Mobilization Strategy by the Prime Minister ensure SUN governance and the alignment of responsibilities among the country’s leadership.