Improve the operability of health and social benefits and services focused on child care up to 24 months old and for pregnant and breastfeeding women.
Description
Ecuador's government is committed to improving the operability of social and health services aimed at care for children up to 24 months of age and pregnant and breastfeeding women through the creation of a unique and universal system of nominal tracking, which allows the interoperability of data and the coordination of actions with the institutions that implement services focused on prevention and reduction of chronic child malnutrition. For this purpose, 80% of the target population will be captured by 2025.
Overarching commitment (for commitments submitted pre-2025)
Title
Fight against chronic malnutrition
Description
The government of Ecuador is committed to improving child opportunities by fighting against chronic malnutrition, reducing its prevalence from 27.2% to 21.2% in the next four years. This objective will be achieved with intersectoral coordination by offering the principal social services defined for this specific group, the ‘Ecuador Grows Without Child Malnutrition’ National Strategy.
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) |
Low birth weight
Exclusive breastfeeding
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 target population captured in the system within the last 12 months |
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| Measurement plan | Collect own data |
| Value | Measurement date | |
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| Baseline | 34% | 2021 |
| Target | 80% | May 2025 |
Progress
| Value | Measurement date | Status | |
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| Progress report | 95.91% | June 2024 |
Reached by end date
The target had been reached on or before the end date.
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