Commitment

Reduce the prevalence of wasting

Government / Chad

January 2022 — December 2025

Description

Chad is facing the last years an alarming nutritional situation characterized by a stable high case of acute malnutrition. According three las the 2020 SMART survey, global acute malnutrition was estimated at 10.00%, with 2.1% of severe cases exceeding the emergency threshold of 2% according to WHO standards. So in response we reinforcing the quality of the treatment, the early detection of SAM children and put at scale the CMAM interventions.

Overarching commitment (for commitments submitted pre-2025)

Title

Diets

Description

1. Reduce by at least 40% stunting among children under age 5.

2. Reduce wasting to 5%.

3. 50% increase in exclusive breastfeeding during the first 6 months of life.

4. Reduce by at least 50% anemia among in women of childbearing age to reproduce

GNR assessment

Verification status
Unverified
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SMARTness index

Details

Target population characteristic
  • Age or life course stage/status
  • Gender identity
  • Nationality or country of origin
  • Refugee status or status as an internally displaced person
Global nutrition target(s)
Anaemia
Exclusive breastfeeding
Childhood stunting
Childhood wasting
Nutrition Action Classification(s)
Impact > Undernutrition
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Linked event(s)
  • 2021 Tokyo N4G Summit
  • 2021 UN Food Systems Summit
N4G Summit theme(s)
  • Food
  • Health

Measurement

Key indicator Percent of children treated for malnutrition
Value Measurement date
Baseline 10% 2021
Target 5% December 2025

Progress

Status:
Progress not able to be assessed
Why this status?
Despite the commitment maker’s active participation in the process, they were unable to provide the required information about the baseline data or the progress indicator's updated (latest) level or status, or the data provided were not in a format allowing calculation of progress.
Value Measurement date
Progress report 100,000 December 2023

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