Commitment
Revive and sustain the national program for wheat flour fortification with iron and folic acid
Description
Enable legislation of flour fortification of balady bread with iron and folate, while reducing salt
Secure regular governmental funding within the national budget
Finalise action plan for flour fortification
Overarching commitment (for commitments submitted pre-2025)
Title
Reduce anemia among under5 o 15% by 2030
Description
The Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population commits to reduce the prevalence of anaemia from 27% to less than 15% among 12.7 million children under five years of age in the country by 31 December 2030. This will be achieved by accelerating scale-up of implementation of high-impact nutrition-specific and sensitive interventions. Progress will be assessed through the Egyptian Family Health Issues Survey, to be implemented every 4 years.
GNR assessment
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Unverified
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| SMARTness index |
High
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Details
| Nutrition Action Classification(s) |
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Food supply chain
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Measurement
| Key indicator | Coverage of population consuming fortified balady bread |
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| Value | Measurement date | |
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| Baseline | 0% | 2021 |
| Target | 65% |
