Commitment

Institutionalization of a nutrition budget line at the Ministry of Health

Government / Mauritania

April 2025 — December 2028

Description

The Ministry of Economy and Finance, with the collaboration of the Ministry of Health, is committed to institutionalizing a budget line within the Ministry of Health for nutritional inputs, capacity building of health personnel on nutrition and the conduct of nutrition surveys by 2026. This will be done through the assessment by the nutrition services of the annual financial needs for the line, advocacy with the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Finance so that nutrition officials are involved in the budget arbitration and that sufficient resources are allocated annually to the nutrition line.

GNR assessment

Verification status
Pending verification
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SMARTness index
High
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Details

Target population characteristic
  • Age or life course stage/status
Global nutrition target(s)
Childhood stunting
Childhood wasting
Nutrition Action Classification(s)
Enabling > Financial
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Linked event(s)
  • 2025 Paris N4G Summit
N4G Summit theme(s)
  • Nutrition, health and social protection
  • Nutrition and transition to sustainable food systems and climate
  • Nutrition and resilience to crisis
  • Nutrition and gender equality
  • Nutrition, data, research, artificial intelligence and innovation
  • Financing and accountability for nutrition

Measurement

Key indicator An institutionalized nutrition budget line within the Ministry of Health
Measurement plan Collect own data
Value Measurement date
Baseline No December 2024
Target Yes December 2028

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