Commitment

Reduce the prevalence of wasting among young children 2-4 years old enrolled in CDCs and SNPs

Government / Philippines

January 2022 — December 2024

Description

Overarching commitment (for commitments submitted pre-2025)

Title

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Supplementary Feeding Program

Description

Provide supplementary food to children aged 2–4 years enrolled in supervised neighborhood playgroups (SNPs) and 3–5 years enrolled in child development centres (CDCs). In addition, provide milk feeding to underweight and severely underweight children.

GNR assessment

Verification status
Unverified
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SMARTness index

Details

Target population characteristic
  • Age or life course stage/status
Global nutrition target(s)
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)
  • Resilience

Measurement

Key indicator Prevalence of wasting among children 2–5 years in SNPs and CDCs
Measurement plan Collect own data
Value Measurement date
Baseline 6% 2020
Target 3% December 2024

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