Increasing coverage of acute malnutrition
Description
The Government of Burkina Faso, through the Ministry of Health, with the support of its technical and financial partners, is committed to increasing the coverage of acute malnutrition management from 71.9% in 2024 to 75% in areas with a high security challenge by 2028, by strengthening the availability of care inputs, continuity of nutrition services through simplified approaches. Other priority actions include:
• Make available sufficient and timely inputs for the management of acute malnutrition in areas with high security challenges
• Strengthen the capacity of stakeholders on simplified approaches to IMCI
• Ensure regular monitoring of management data in PECs in areas with high security challenges
• Strengthen the operational coordination of the actors
• Involve the nutrition cluster
progress will be monitored annually through the annual reviews of the Multisectoral Strategic Plan for Nutrition using the Endos BF platform
GNR assessment
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Pending verification
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| SMARTness index |
High
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Details
| Target population characteristic |
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| Global nutrition target(s) |
Childhood wasting
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| Nutrition Action Classification(s) |
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Nutrition care services
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Measurement
| Key indicator | Coverage (%) of acute malnutrition management in areas with a high security challenge |
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| Measurement plan | Collect own data |
| Value | Measurement date | |
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| Baseline | 71.9% | January 2025 |
| Target | 75% | December 2028 |
