Commitment

By 2022, the Government of Ghana will develop and implement a comprehensive Food and Nutrition Security Strategy, which will lead to at least 30% of infant and young children receiving the minimum acceptable diet by 2030 (13% in 2017)

Government / Ghana

Description

Overarching commitment (for commitments submitted pre-2025)

Title

Nutrition for Growth Commitments

Description

The Government of Ghana is pleased to submit its commitments to the Nutrition for Growth Summit 2021 (N4G). These commitments are in line with national priorities, the N4G Principles for Engagement, as well as the three core areas, relating to food systems, universal health coverage, and resilience. The priority focus with respect to resilience will be on the northern regions where the more significant impacts of climate change, longer dry seasons and limited irrigation facilities, and low numbers of health professionals have led to a generally higher prevalence of nutrition and health challenges compared to the rest of the country. Commitments have also been made in relation to the cross-cutting issues of finance and data-driven accountability. Several of the commitments are aligned with the SDG targets 2.2 and 3.4 and those of the World Health Assembly.

GNR assessment

Verification status
Superseded
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SMARTness index

Details

Global nutrition target(s)
Anaemia
Low birth weight
Exclusive breastfeeding
Childhood stunting
Childhood wasting
Childhood overweight
Adult obesity
Adult diabetes
Raised blood pressure
Nutrition Action Classification(s)
Impact > Diet
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Linked event(s)
  • 2021 Tokyo N4G Summit
  • 2021 UN Food Systems Summit
N4G Summit theme(s)
  • Food
  • Health
  • Resilience
  • Data
  • Financing

Measurement

Key indicator Percent of infants and young children receiving the minimum acceptable diet
Value Measurement date
Baseline 13% 2017
Target 30%

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