About NNSS

About NNSS
National Nutrition Surveillance System (NNSS) is designed to support action towards better nutrition by providing regular and timely information on the nutritional status of the population which emphasize on potential underlying causes of malnutrition at divisional, district, and provincial level.
The first phase of the NNSS is implemented on 30 most nutritionally vulnerable Divisional Secretariat (DS) divisions of Sri Lanka taking them as sentinel sites. Data used for the system will be secondary data using the indicators that were considered as useful by the potential users of the system. Respective government institutions of the area routinely collect these data. Planning Divisions of each Divisional Secretariat collate and upload data.

Authorized Users
The National Nutrition Surveillance Secretariat has issued user ID and a password for authorized users for login in for the purpose of data entry, cleaning, editing and other official functions.

General Users
General users may use this site without login in and will be able to analyse selected variables for the areas and time periods they wish to analyse. General user can access by clicking on analyse tab on the home page and follow instructions.

Sentinel sites selected for the first phase

Uhana Padiyathalawa Thenamarachchi Madu Vavuniya North
Poonahari Thunukkai Vakarai Wilgamuwa Ambagamuwa
Galenbindunuwewa Dimbulagala Polpithigama Mundel Kalpitiya
Deraniyagala Yatiyantota Imbulpe Kalawana Weligepola
Neluwa Thawalama Dikwella Katuwana Beliatta
Suriyawewa Madulla Siyambalanduwa Rideemaliyadda Meegahakivula

Users of NNSS

  • Ministries, departments and other institutions, which are mainly involved in implementing nutrition, related activities and funding agencies that are willing to support nutrition programmes.
  • Divisional, district and provincial level officers to assess nutritional status and reasons for fluctuation in nutrition status in their area.
  • Research personnel including University students and academic staff who are actively involved in the field of nutrition.