Improving Nepal's Covid-19 Response with Data

Author(s)

Rohini Pande, Michael Callen, Satish Wasti, Deepak Singhania & Binod Paudel

Overview

Nepal's Crisis Management Information System (CMIS) collects local data to help the federal government allocate funds to local governments during the Covid-19 crisis. This brief examines methods to support and strengthen the CMIS database to improve Nepal's Covid-19 Response.

Key Insights

While Nepal’s Crisis Management Information System (CMIS) was set up to help support the allocation of Covid-19 response funds to local governments, CMIS data entry and storage methods are currently inadequate for robust analysis of local government needs.
Data poverty and technical staff shortages may be contributing to poor Covid-19 financing response in vulnerable municipalities, especially in the southern region of Terai.
To address these issues, the database should be improved and technical support should be provided to local governments that need it.

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