Commitment

Reduce the prevalence of anemia among pregnant women from 24.5% in 2020 to 15% in 2030

Government / Rwanda

Description

Health system strengthening 1.1 Micronutrient supplementation in children, pregnant women and adolescent girls• Provide MNPs to children aged 6-23 months through the growth monitoring sessions and nutrition counselling sessions• Supplementation of iron-folic acid for adolescent girls through health center services and by community health workers• Supplementation of iron-folic acid for pregnant women in the first trimester of pregnancy by enhancing the antenatal contacts and supply chain• Implement social and behaviour change communication that are adapted to the challenges and barriers of the specific behaviours based on the situation analysis

2.Food,system,strengthening 2.1 Food-based approach• Increase the availability and accessibilities of animal source foods in collaboration with MINAGRI- Provision of capacity building to rural households and private sectors in livestock production, value chain and market analysis (purchase and sales), and business management- Scaling-up the provision of small livestock to target households (e.g. those in poorest wealth categories - Ubudehe 1&2)- Promote the production, access and consumption of bio-fortified crop varieties to vulnerable households- Encourage the growing and consumption of nutrition-rich local fruits and vegetables- Educate agricultural promoters on nutrition-sensitive agriculture and livestock rearing techniques• Increase the awareness of the importance of dietary diversity including the consumption of animal source foods• Increase the purchasing power of households by promoting saving and lending schemes, developing and supporting small scale income generating activities and linkages to financial institutions

2.2 Food fortification/ home fortification• Promote the mass fortification of staple and condiments (maize flour, wheat flour, oil, sugar and salt)• Develop and implement the regulation on fortification of foods• Develop iron fortified foods though research in collaboration with research institutions, academia and private sector• Promote fortified foods in school feeding programs (maize fortification and rice fortification)

Overarching commitment (for commitments submitted pre-2025)

Title

Reduce stunting, anemia and overweight.

Description

1. Reduce the prevalence of stunting among children 0-59 months from 33.1% in 2020 to 10% in 2030

2. Reduce the prevalence of anemia among children 6-59 months, adolescent girls, and pregnant women from 36.6%, 14.7% and 24.5% in 2020 to 20%, 10% and 15% in 2030, respectively

3. Increase the domestic resource allocation for nutrition sensitive and specific intervention from RWF 41 billion (USD 41 million) in 2020/21 to RWF 67 billion (USD 67 million) in 2030.

The Government of Rwanda has been investing funds to reduce malnutrition through several initiatives like Girinka, community-based nutrition programs, elevating ECD and food security… And recently, the government of Rwanda introduced Nutrition budget tagging strategy across all key

sectors affecting Nutrition. This commitment shows that the country’s budget allocation and resources mobilization channelled into nutrition has been growing over the years and the country commits to increase budget allocation to the nutrition cause.

GNR assessment

Verification status
Verified
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Details

Global nutrition target(s)
Anaemia
Childhood stunting
Nutrition Action Classification(s)
Impact > Undernutrition
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Linked event(s)
  • 2021 Tokyo N4G Summit
N4G Summit theme(s)
  • Food
  • Health
  • Data
  • Financing

Measurement

Key indicator Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women
Value Measurement date
Baseline 0.245 2020
Target 15%

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