Description
The Ethiopia government commits to reduce the prevalence of wasting in children under 5 years of age from 11% to 5% by 2030 by performing the following actions through multisectoral coordination and partnership with the UN, civil society organisations, donors, academia and the private sector.
• Government
Action 1: Review, adapt and implement World Health Organization 2023 global recommendations.
Action 2: Strengthen evidence generation and implementation of local and sustainable food solutions.
Action 3: Operationalise and scale up the nutrition-centric humanitarian–development–peace triple nexus approach.
Action 4: Enhance human resource capacity, supply chain management, public financing for ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF) and information management.
Action 5: Support implementation and scale-up of various initiatives.
Action 6: Strengthen nutrition data and information management systems.
Action 7: Reaffirm continuous political commitment at all levels.
• Civil society organisations
Action 1: Align and support the implementation of various programme initiatives and interventions.
Action 2: Strengthen community-based structures and networks.
Action 3: Promote local food-based solutions.
• UN family
Action 1: Coordinate with nutrition-sensitive sectors.
Action 2: Pilot and implement strategic approaches.
Action 3: Coordinate and implement the Joint UN Initiative for the Prevention of Wasting
Action 4: Roll out the Global Action Plan on Child Wasting prevention and treatment.
Action 5: Strengthen community-based structures and networks.
Action 6: Support local food-based solutions.
• Donors
Action 1: Support Ethiopia government commitments on prevention and treatment of wasting.
Action 2: Support and fund the prevention and management of child wasting in humanitarian settings.
Action 3: Support initiatives and finance projects to pilot, synthesis and develop a prevention package of interventions.
Action 4: Support research and production of alternative formulation of RUTF using local raw materials.
Action 5: Support and fund lifesaving prevention and treatment of wasting.
• Academia
Action 1: Support evidence generation and synthesis for innovative, local and sustainable food solutions.
Action 2: Conduct research on alternative formulations of RUTF using local raw materials.
• Private sector
Action 1: Scale up and engage in nutrition initiatives for prevention and treatment of wasting.
Action 2: Initiate, pilot and scale up production of alternative RUTF formulation using locally available raw materials.
• Community
Action 1: Support implementation of community-based nutrition intervention projects and preventive interventions using local solutions through multisectoral and health system approaches.
Action 2: Support the implementation led by the government, UN agencies, civil society organisations and academia on wasting prevention and management.
Action 3: Support coordination, monitoring and reporting.
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 wasting
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| Nutrition Action Classification(s) |
Impact >
Undernutrition
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Measurement
| Key indicator | Prevalence of wasting in children under 5 years of age |
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| Measurement plan | Use data collected by others |
| Value | Measurement date | |
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| Baseline | 11% | February 2025 |
| Target | 5% | December 2030 |
