Commitment
Reduce the prevalence of wasting among children under 5
Description
Sudan will develop a multisectoral nutrition action plan with a monitoring and evaluation framework, a governance and accountability framework, and an advocacy plan to support implementation.
Overarching commitment (for commitments submitted pre-2025)
Title
Improve nutritional status.
Description
By 2030, Sudan is committed to reducing the prevalence of stunting from 36.4% to 22.1% and wasting from 13.6% to 6% among children up to 5 years of age; low birth weight from 32.3% to 19%; and anaemia among reproductive-aged women from 29.7% to 16%.
In addition, Sudan will work towards increasing the percentage of households with access to improved sanitation facilities from 37% to 60% and increasing the percentage of children receiving a minimum acceptable diet from 25.4% to 50% by 2030.
GNR assessment
| Verification status |
Withdrawn
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| SMARTness index |
High
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Details
| Target population characteristic |
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| Global nutrition target(s) |
Anaemia
Low birth weight
Childhood stunting
Childhood wasting
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| Nutrition Action Classification(s) |
Impact >
Undernutrition
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Measurement
| Key indicator | Prevalence of wasting among children under five |
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| Measurement plan | Use data collected by others |
| Value | Measurement date | |
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| Baseline | 13.6% | 2018 |
| Target | 6% | December 2030 |
