To reduce the prevalence of wasting among children under 5 years of age

Reduce the prevalence of wasting.

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, in collaboration with the Ministries of Food, Agriculture, Fisheries and Livestock, Women and Children Affairs, Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives, Social Welfare and Finance, as well as development partners, commits to reducing the prevalence of wasting among children under 5 years of age from 9.8% in 2019 to less than 7% by 2025 through the implementation of the GAP. This will focus on 26 high-burden districts, three city corporations and all the Forcefully Displaced Myanmar Nationals (FDMN) camps in Cox’s Bazar. The estimated total cost of accelerating the reduction of wasting will be BDT 1572 crore. A multisectoral approach targeting national acceleration of the reduction of wasting will be engaged, while providing additional support to vulnerable, high-burden areas. Routine monitoring will be conducted through DHIS2 and the Director General of Family Planning management information system, supported by periodic surveys (Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey, Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey and the SDG Tracker). The financial implementation of efforts will be monitored through a multisectoral financial tracking mechanism, under the auspices of the Bangladesh National Nutrition Council.