Reduce the consumption of sugary drinks by school children from 81% to 70%.
Description
Multisector collaboration/coordination – especially among the food, health and education sectors – is necessary to succeed in implementing the following activities: impose a sugar tax; promote a healthy diet; provide health education for children and adolescents; conduct advocacy to and communication with food producers, importers and other stakeholders; restrict marketing of unhealthy food and beverages to children; ban the sales of unhealthy food and drinks in school areas; improve monitoring and inspection; and increase the awareness of parents and communities.
Overarching commitment (for commitments submitted pre-2025)
Title
Improving maternal and child nutrition
Description
The Mongolian Ministry of Health is committed to reducing, by 2030, anaemia and stunting among children under 5 years of age by 20%, as well as preventing an increase in the prevalence of overweight children. This will be achieved through full integration of essential nutrition services into a primary healthcare package by promoting a healthy diet and restricting unhealthy food and beverages marketing.
GNR assessment
| Verification status |
Unverified
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| SMARTness index |
Upper moderate
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Details
| Global nutrition target(s) |
Low birth weight
Exclusive breastfeeding
Childhood stunting
Childhood wasting
Childhood overweight
Adult obesity
Adult diabetes
Raised blood pressure
Salt/sodium intake
Anaemia
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| Nutrition Action Classification(s) |
Impact >
Diet
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Measurement
| Key indicator | Percentage of children and adolescents (6–11 years of age) who consumed sugar-sweetened beverages |
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| Measurement plan | Use data collected by others |
| Value | Measurement date | |
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| Baseline | 81% | 2017 |
| Target | 70% | December 2030 |
