Commitment

Decrease prevalence of anemia in children under 5 years

Conselho de Segurança Alimentar e Nutricional de São Tomé e Príncipe (CONSAN-STP)

Government / Sao Tome and Principe

January 2023 — December 2030

This commitment will be fulfilled through training on infant feeding and anaemia prevention. Activities will include:

• Raising awareness to increase the number of children in consultations.

• Adopting mobile and door-to-door group consultations.

• Providing anaemia screening equipment to all health centres.

• Demonstrating the importance of having an adequate blood glucose level in childhood.

• Demonstrating the consequences of anaemia in childhood.

Overarching commitment (for commitments submitted pre-2025)

Reduce anaemia rates by 2030

By 2030, reduce anaemia rates to less than 10% in adolescents, less than 15% in pregnant women and less than 15% in children

Verification status	Verified Find out more
SMARTness index	High Find out more

Target population characteristic	Age or life course stage/status Gender identity
Global nutrition target(s)	Anaemia
Nutrition Action Classification(s)	Impact > Undernutrition Find out more
Linked event(s)	2021 Tokyo N4G Summit 2021 UN Food Systems Summit
N4G Summit theme(s)	Health

Key indicator	Prevalence of anaemia in children under 5 years of age
Measurement plan	Collect own data

	Value	Measurement date
Baseline	68%	2021
Target	10%	December 2030