Description
Key interventions targeting women of childbearing age have been lined up for implementation by the government and partners, including:
• Promotion of a diversified diet, including locally available and affordable nutritious, fortified and biofortified foods.
• Promotion of increased daily energy and protein intake to increase body mass index and reduce the risk of low-birth-weight infants in undernourished populations.
• Promotion of continued and consistent use of iron and folic acid or other micronutrient supplements.
• Integration of family planning /sexual and reproductive health into interventions for women of childbearing age.
• Women's empowerment and training on income-generation skills for women.
• Promotion of preconception and antenatal nutritional care in adolescents.
• Nutrition education and counselling support in schools.
• Promotion of completion of secondary education.
Overarching commitment (for commitments submitted pre-2025)
Title
Reduce low birth weight
Description
The government of the United Republic of Tanzania, in collaboration with development partners, commits to reduce the prevalence of low birth weight from 6.3% in 2018 to less than 5.0% by 2026. To reach this target, evidence-based interventions will be implemented and monitored under the National Multisectoral Nutrition Action Plan 2021/22–2025/26 (NMNAP II) framework through the health sector and nutrition-sensitive sectors (education, community development and food security). Overall, TZS 23.1 billion (US$10 million) has been budgeted for implementation of key interventions to fulfil this national commitment by 2026.
GNR assessment
| Verification status |
Unverified
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| SMARTness index |
High
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Details
| Target population characteristic |
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| Global nutrition target(s) |
Low birth weight
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| Nutrition Action Classification(s) |
Impact >
Undernutrition
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Measurement
| Key indicator | Prevalence of low birth weight |
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| Measurement plan | Collect own data |
| Value | Measurement date | |
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| Baseline | 6.3% | 2018 |
| Target | 5% | June 2026 |
