Commitment
Scaling Up Integrated Management of Acute Malnutrition
Description
The Timor-Leste government commits to expanding Integrated Management of Acute Malnutrition (IMAM) programmes to 80% of health facilities by 2027. Key interventions include:
• Strengthening screening, referral and treatment for acute malnutrition.
• Training healthcare workers and community-based nutrition promoters.
• Increasing availability of ready-to-use therapeutic foods (RUTF) and therapeutic milk for severe acute malnutrition.
GNR assessment
| Verification status |
Verified
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| SMARTness index |
High
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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) |
Policy >
Nutrition care services
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Measurement
| Key indicator | Percentage of health facilities implementing IMAM |
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| Measurement plan | Use data collected by others |
| Value | Measurement date | |
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| Baseline | 40% | September 2019 |
| Target | 80% | September 2027 |
