Description
By 2030, the Government of Ghana will implement the National Food-Based Dietary Guidelines and relevant policies to improve the country’s food environment by applying the Ghana Double-Duty Nutrient Profiling System to underpin food-based policies, ensuring fiscal policies promote healthier food choices through taxation of unhealthy foods and incentives for healthier options
GNR assessment
| Verification status |
Pending verification
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| SMARTness index |
Lower moderate
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Details
| Target population characteristic |
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| Global nutrition target(s) |
Anaemia
Low birth weight
Childhood stunting
Childhood wasting
Childhood overweight
Adult obesity
Adult diabetes
Raised blood pressure
Salt/sodium intake
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| Nutrition Action Classification(s) |
Policy >
Food environment
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| Linked event(s) |
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| N4G Summit theme(s) |
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Measurement
| Key indicator | Existence of a national fiscal policy that taxes unhealthy foods and incentivises healthier options |
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| Measurement plan | Use data collected by others |
| Value | Measurement date | |
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| Baseline | No | March 2025 |
| Target | Yes | December 2025 |
