To reduce prevalence of anemia among women of childbearing age
Description
Interventions that are outlined for implementation to reduce the prevalence of anaemia among women of childbearing age include:
• Promotion of a diversified diet, including locally available and affordable nutritious and fortified foods.
• Promotion of continued and consistent use of iron and folic acid or other micronutrient supplements.
• Integration of sexual and reproductive health/family planning into interventions for women of childbearing age.
• Provision of antenatal care, including HIV testing and treatment.
• Deworming.
• Women's empowerment and training on income-generation skills for women.
• Provision of healthy school meals using fortified staple foods.
• Provision of additional micronutrients through fortification and biofortification of staple foods and targeted micronutrient supplementation (iron/folate).
• Promotion of preconception and antenatal nutritional care in adolescents.
• Promotion of safe sanitation environment and hygiene.
• Nutrition education and counselling support in schools.
• Promotion of completion of secondary education.
Overarching commitment (for commitments submitted pre-2025)
Title
Reduce prevalence of anaemia among women
Description
Anaemia is a major national health problem in Tanzania, and a large number of women are severely affected. The government of the United Republic of Tanzania, in collaboration with development partners, commits to implement evidence-based nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive interventions to reduce the prevalence of anaemia among women aged 15–49 years from 28.8% to 23.0% by 2026. The interventions will be implemented, monitored and evaluated under the National Multisectoral Nutrition Action Plan 2021/22–2025/26 (NMNAP II), building on achievements and experiences gained by the health sector, other nutrition-sensitive sectors and development partners in the sustained fight against anaemia. A total of TZS 158.9 billion (US$69 million) has been budgeted under the NMNAP II to fund planned actions for reducing anaemia among women.
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) |
Anaemia
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| Nutrition Action Classification(s) |
Impact >
Undernutrition
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Measurement
| Key indicator | Prevalence of anaemia among women of reproductive age (15–49 years of age) |
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| Measurement plan | Collect own data |
| Value | Measurement date | |
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| Baseline | 28.8% | 2018 |
| Target | 23% | June 2026 |
