<p>Public health surveillance systems evaluation is a periodic assessment or systematic way of collecting, analyzing, and using information to assure whether the objectives set are achieved or not. According to a United Nations report the world is moving far away from its goal of ending hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition by 2030. Sever Acute Malnutrition is major public health problems in Ethiopia. This study aimed<strong> </strong>to assess core activities, attributes, and supportive functions of existing surveillance system of severe acute malnutrition in north Gondar zone, northwest Ethiopia.</p>