Commitment

Reduce stunting in children under 5 years of age

Government / Thailand

Description

This policy has formulated under The Miracle of 1000 days of Life Policy, which expanded the target to 2500 days. We collaborate on this policy under MoU 6 Ministries; Interior, Education, Social Development and Human Security, Labour, Digital Economy and Society, and Public Health.

Overarching commitment (for commitments submitted pre-2025)

Title

National Plan of Action for Nutrition

Description

Currently, Thailand focuses on prioritizing and solving the malnutrition issues for all age groups, which are undernutrition, overweight, and obesity. Therefore, Thailand has formulated the National Plan of Action for Nutrition in 2019, with the first phase of 5 years duration which ends on 2023. The Department of Health launched the Five-year National Nutrition Action Plan (2023-2027) mainly in response to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Global Nutrition Targets and Non-communicable disease (NCD) Global Action Plan. It is also necessary to set this issue as a global agenda, which all partners must work together to protect, safeguard, and promote the health of all age groups, especially children and vulnerable groups.The Government of Thailand commits to Reducing the prevalence of stunting, wasting and overweight in children under 5 years of age to 8, 5 and 7% respectively.

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Verification status
Verified
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Details

Global nutrition target(s)
Childhood stunting
Childhood wasting
Childhood overweight
Nutrition Action Classification(s)
Impact > Undernutrition
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Linked event(s)
  • 2021 Tokyo N4G Summit
N4G Summit theme(s)
  • Food
  • Health
  • Resilience

Measurement

Key indicator Prevalence of stunting among children under five
Value Measurement date
Baseline 12% 2023
Target 8%

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