Commitment
Maintain the rate of severe acute malnutrition in children under 5 at less than 2.5% by 2030
Description
This commitment will be fulfilled through:
• Mapping severe acute malnutrition in children under 5 years of age.
• Developing approaches and strategies that are adapted to various socioeconomic situations, with focus on rural areas.
• Implementing multi-partner and multisector approaches.
• Conducting awareness-raising campaigns at the community level on malnutrition and healthy nutrition practices.
Other activities will be identified once the formulation phase starts.
Overarching commitment (for commitments submitted pre-2025)
Title
Severe acute malnutrition in children
Description
Maintain the rate of severe acute malnutrition in children under 5 years of age at less than 2.5% by 2030
GNR assessment
| Verification status |
Unverified
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| SMARTness index |
Low
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Details
| Target population characteristic |
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| Global nutrition target(s) |
Childhood stunting
Childhood wasting
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| Nutrition Action Classification(s) |
Impact >
Undernutrition
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Measurement
| Key indicator | Prevalence of severe acute malnutrition among children under 5 years of age. |
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| Measurement plan | Collect own data |
| Value | Measurement date | |
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| Baseline | % to be determined | 2012 |
| Target | 2.5% | December 2030 |
