Commitment
exclusive breastfeeding
Description
Cameroon has initiated several actions that will contribute to improving breastfeeding indicators, including the implementation of the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative and the Stronger with Breast Milk Only campaign, the scaling up of the Infant and Young Child Feeding Programme and the revision of the decree on the marketing of breast milk substitutes.
Overarching commitment (for commitments submitted pre-2025)
Title
Reduce stunting from 29% to 15% by 2030.
Description
Reduce the prevalence of stunting in children under 5 years of age from 29% in 2018 (per the Demographic and Health Survey) to 15% by 2030.
GNR assessment
| Verification status |
Unverified
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| SMARTness index |
Upper moderate
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Details
| Target population characteristic |
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| Global nutrition target(s) |
Childhood stunting
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| Nutrition Action Classification(s) |
Impact >
Diet
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Measurement
| Key indicator | Prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding |
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| Measurement plan | Collect own data |
| Value | Measurement date | |
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| Baseline | 40% | 2018 |
| Target | 68% | December 2030 |
