Commitment
Reduce anaemia in women of reproductive age
Description
Overarching commitment (for commitments submitted pre-2025)
Title
Reduce low birth weight
Description
Reduce the prevalence of low birthweight (<2500g) to <7% by 2025. Implement and scale up interventions that focus on the prevention of malnutrition in women and adolescent girls before, during and after pregnancy including as iron folic acid supplementation, essential micronutrient supplementation and ANC services.Improve the recording of birth weights. Ensure social protection schemes target the first 1000 days and support improved t access to quality diets.
GNR assessment
| Verification status |
Verified
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| SMARTness index |
High
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Details
| Global nutrition target(s) |
Low birth weight
Exclusive breastfeeding
Childhood stunting
Childhood wasting
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| Nutrition Action Classification(s) |
Impact >
Undernutrition
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Measurement
| Key indicator | Prevalence of women of reproductive age with anaemia |
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| Value | Measurement date | |
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| Baseline | 23% | 2016 |
| Target | 20% |
