Reduce chronic malnutrition by 7 percentage points in children under 5 years of age.
Description
This commitment will be fulfilled through the following interventions:
• Designing and implementing a behaviour change strategy that is based on mass awareness and advocacy and uses various culturally relevant methodologies to cover counselling, empowerment, education at all levels in health practices, food, water, hygiene, sanitation and availability of and access to food.
• Reorganising and strengthening the primary level of care with emphasis on the Thousand Days Window, promotion of health and nutrition, and strengthening of community organisation.
• Expanding the coverage and improving the quality of water and sanitation to guarantee potable water, including a firm floor and a healthy environment, as well as waste management through socially sustainable systems.
Overarching commitment (for commitments submitted pre-2025)
Title
Reduce chronic malnutrition
Description
Reduce chronic malnutrition in children under 5 years of age by 7 percentage points, from the 46.5% rate identified in the Encuesta Nacional de Salud Materno Infantil 2014/2015.
GNR assessment
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Unverified
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| SMARTness index |
Upper moderate
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Details
| Target population characteristic |
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| Global nutrition target(s) |
Exclusive breastfeeding
Childhood stunting
Childhood wasting
Childhood overweight
Adult obesity
Adult diabetes
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Impact >
Undernutrition
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Measurement
| Key indicator | Prevalence of stunting among children under 5 years of age |
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| Value | Measurement date | |
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| Baseline | 46.5% | 2015 |
| Target | 39.5% | December 2024 |
