Increase prevalence (%) of pregnant women who have received complete iron-folic supplements
Description
The government of the Philippines commits to achieve this goal by 2025, by increasing the utilisation of nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive interventions, improving key nutrition behaviours known to reduce stunting in targeted regions and implementing the proposed PMNP. The PMNP, which will start in 2022 and end in 2025, will strengthen the delivery of nutrition interventions and primary health services, facilitate community-based nutrition service delivery and multisectoral nutrition convergence, and strengthen the government's monitoring, evaluation and communication.
Overarching commitment (for commitments submitted pre-2025)
Title
Ensuring nutrition adequacy
Description
The government of the Philippines commits to achieve this goal by 2025, by increasing the utilisation of nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive interventions, improving key nutrition behaviours known to reduce stunting in targeted regions and implementing the proposed PMNP. The PMNP, which will start in 2022 and end in 2025, will strengthen the delivery of nutrition interventions and primary health services, facilitate community-based nutrition service delivery and multisectoral nutrition convergence, and strengthen the government's monitoring, evaluation and communication.
GNR assessment
| Verification status |
Verified
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| SMARTness index |
High
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Details
| Target population characteristic |
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| Global nutrition target(s) |
Childhood stunting
Childhood wasting
Childhood overweight
Adult obesity
Adult diabetes
Raised blood pressure
Salt/sodium intake
Anaemia
Low birth weight
Exclusive breastfeeding
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| Nutrition Action Classification(s) |
Policy >
Nutrition care services
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| N4G Summit theme(s) |
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Measurement
| Key indicator | Percentage of pregnant women who receive complete iron-folic supplements |
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| Measurement plan | Collect own data |
| Value | Measurement date | |
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| Baseline | 50% | 2020 |
| Target | 75% | December 2025 |
