Description
The ministry of health and other partners in the nutrition sector in Kenya are committed to provide resources for prevention and management of wasting in children less than five years. The current baseline in prevalence of wasting is 5% with the target of maintaining it to below 4%. The progress will be monitored periodically through population survey while other programmatic interventions will be routinely tracked through program accountability mechanism as outlined in the country strategic frameworks and plans specifically Kenya National Action plan
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 | 5% | August 2022 |
| Target | 3.9% | August 2030 |
