Strengthening the Anchoring of Nutrition in the Ministry of Health
Description
The Ministry of Health is committed to strengthening the anchoring of nutrition within its central administration, by integrating a directorate dedicated exclusively to nutrition in order to improve the strategic positioning of nutrition and its involvement in health policies and sectoral plans. To achieve this, awareness-raising and a forum will be organized within the Ministry of Health around the importance of nutrition and high-level advocacy will be carried out with the Prime Minister to create a directorate dedicated exclusively to nutrition. Work will be carried out to develop the decree on the organizational chart of the Ministry of Health and creating a nutrition directorate comprising services all dedicated to the fight against all forms of malnutrition.
GNR assessment
| Verification status |
Pending verification
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| SMARTness index |
High
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Details
| Global nutrition target(s) |
Anaemia
Low birth weight
Exclusive breastfeeding
Childhood stunting
Childhood wasting
Childhood overweight
Adult obesity
Adult diabetes
Raised blood pressure
Salt/sodium intake
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| Nutrition Action Classification(s) |
Enabling >
Leadership and governance
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Measurement
| Key indicator | Creation of a directorate dedicated exclusively to nutrition within the Ministry of Health |
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| Measurement plan | Collect own data |
| Value | Measurement date | |
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| Baseline | No | December 2024 |
| Target | Yes | December 2026 |
