Commitment

scale up training for personnel of the primary healthcare sector and other health personnel on nutrition screening and provision of advice and counselling on breastfeeding and complementary feeding making use of innovative digital solutions

Government / Egypt

Description

Scale up training using innovative digital methods

Overarching commitment (for commitments submitted pre-2025)

Title

Reduce stunting prevalence to 10%

Description

The Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population commits to reduce the prevalence of stunting from 21% to less than 10%, 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

Verification status
Unverified
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SMARTness index
Upper moderate
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Details

Global nutrition target(s)
Childhood stunting
Nutrition Action Classification(s)
Enabling > Operational
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Linked event(s)
  • 2021 Tokyo N4G Summit
  • 2021 UN Food Systems Summit
N4G Summit theme(s)
  • Health

Measurement

Key indicator Number of health workers trained
Value Measurement date
Baseline 2,000 health workers 2021
Target 25,000 health workers

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