Commitment
Support implementation research to inform introduction of UNIMMAP MMS in 16-20 national programs..
Description
Overarching commitment (for commitments submitted pre-2025)
Title
Accelerate introduction of the Multiple Micronutrient Supplements (MMS) in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs)
Description
Over a three-year period (2021–2023), Kirk Humanitarian commits to supporting the health of 28 million pregnant women at risk of undernutrition by donating a sufficient amount of the UN International Multiple Micronutrient Antenatal Preparation (UNIMMAP) MMS to governments and non-governmental organisations operating in LMICs and supporting implementation research to inform introduction of UNIMMAP MMS in 16–20 national programmes.
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
Anaemia
Low birth weight
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| Nutrition Action Classification(s) |
Enabling >
Leadership and governance
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Measurement
| Key indicator | Number of countries that begin implementation research to introduce or scale up MMS in their national nutrition programme |
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| Measurement plan | Collect own data |
| Value | Measurement date | |
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| Baseline | 2 Countries | 2021 |
| Target | 16 Countries | November 2023 |
Progress
| Value | Measurement date | Status | |
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| Progress report | 18 countries | November 2023 |
Reached by end date
The target had been reached on or before the end date.
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