Commitment
Increase number of local government units (LGUs) implementing dietary supplementation for pregnant women and 6-23 months old children
Description
This commitment will be fulfilled through:
• Pilot implementation of dietary supplementation programme in selected priority provinces.
• Advocacy to local government units (LGUs) to adopt dietary supplementation programme as a regular LGU programme.
Overarching commitment (for commitments submitted pre-2025)
Title
Scale up implementation of Republic Act No. 11148
Description
Development and coordination of the implementation of the comprehensive and sustainable strategy in Republic Act No. 11148, the Kalusugan at Nutrisyon ng Magnanay Act; provision of technical assistance for implementing dietary supplementation for pregnant women and children aged 6–23 months
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) |
Anaemia
Low birth weight
Exclusive breastfeeding
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 >
Nutrition care services
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| Linked event(s) |
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Measurement
| Key indicator | Number of LGUs implementing dietary supplementation programme for pregnant women and children aged 6–23 months |
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| Measurement plan | Collect own data |
| Value | Measurement date | |
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| Baseline | Phase 1A (Pregnant Women) - 151 out of 152 target LGUs started feeding;Phase 1B (Pregnant Women) - All 59 target LGUs started feeding;Phase 2 (6-23-months-old-children) - All 119 LGUs started feeding | 2021 |
| Target | 90 LGUs | December 2028 |
Progress
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| Progress report |
Progress not able to be assessed
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.
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| Progress report | None | Unknown |
