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 from 9.8% in 2019, to less than 7% by 2025 through the implementation of the Global Action Plan (GAP) for Wasting. This will focus on 26 high-burden districts, three city corporations, and all the FDMN camps in Cox's Bazar. The estimated total cost of accelerating the reduction of wasting will be BDT 1572 crore. A multi-sectoral 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 DGFP MIS, supported by periodic surveys (MICS, BDHS and the SDG tracker). The financial implementation of efforts will be monitored through a multi-sectoral financial tracking mechanism, under the auspices of the Bangladesh National Nutrition Council (BNNC).