Commitment

At least 80% of malnourished children (severe acute malnutrition and moderate acute malnutrition) in regions with high security challenges are treated

Government / Burkina Faso

January 2018 — December 2024

Description

Routine screening and the use of PB by community-based health workers will be used to improve the identification and treatment of malnourished children. Similarly, simplified protocols will be rolled out to ensure better targeting of child beneficiaries in order to reach the maximum number of individuals.Better organisation of actors working in emergency nutrition will be achieved in order to better coordinate the emergency response and reach the target populations.

Overarching commitment (for commitments submitted pre-2025)

Title

Resilience commitment

Description

Improve resilience to nutritional insecurity in high-security areas.

GNR assessment

Verification status
Verified
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SMARTness index

Details

Target population characteristic
  • Age or life course stage/status
  • Community geography
  • Economic status of country
  • Ethnic group
  • Gender identity
  • Indigenous status
  • Nationality or country of origin
  • Refugee status or status as an internally displaced person
  • Socioeconomic status
Global nutrition target(s)
Exclusive breastfeeding
Childhood stunting
Childhood wasting
Nutrition Action Classification(s)
Policy > Nutrition care services
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Linked event(s)
  • 2021 Tokyo N4G Summit
  • 2021 UN Food Systems Summit
N4G Summit theme(s)
  • Resilience

Measurement

Key indicator Percentage of malnourished children in regions with high security challenges that are treated
Value Measurement date
Baseline 50% 2018
Target 80% December 2024

Progress

Status:
Off Course
Why this status?
The reported progress indicates that the expected level thus far had not yet been achieved and is not expected to be achieved by the end date, but as the end date is not yet reached, it could be still be possible to reach and maintain the target level.
Value Measurement date
Progress report 50% October 2023

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