minimum dietary diversity score
Description
We will promote infant and young child feeding for children 6 to 23 months of age, nutrition education and cooking demonstrations in health facilities and communities and growth monitoring in children under 5 years of age in health facilities.
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 |
Low
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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 | Minimum dietary diversity score |
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| Measurement plan | Collect own data |
| Value | Measurement date | |
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| Baseline | 20% | 2018 |
| Target | 30% | December 2030 |