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 MMS in 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 United Nations International Multiple Micronutrient Antenatal Preparation (UNIMMAP) Multiple Micronutrient Supplementation (MMS) to governments and NGOs operating in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) and supporting implementation research to inform introduction of UNIMMAP MMS in 16-20 national programs.
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) |
Anaemia
Low birth weight
Childhood stunting
Childhood wasting
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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 program. |
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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
Status:
Reached by end date
Why this status?
The target had been reached on or before the end date.
| Value | Measurement date | |
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| Progress report | 18 countries | November 2023 |
