Commitment

The prevalence of acute malnutrition will be < 5% in 2024 according to Emergency Nutrition Network

Government / Burkina Faso

December 2021 — November 2024

Description

To achieve this goal we will work on prevention, promotion and ensuring more care in terms of good coverage. Therefore: We will increase the indirect coverage of the management of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) from 78.1% in 2018 to 87% in 2024 (impact indicator); We will also increase indirect coverage of moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) management from 30.5% in 2018 to 40% in 2024 (programme indicator).

Overarching commitment (for commitments submitted pre-2025)

Title

Government commitment

Description

Reduce the prevalence of acute malnutrition from 8.1% (2018) to < 5% by 2024.

GNR assessment

Verification status
Verified
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SMARTness index
High
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Details

Target population characteristic
  • Age or life course stage/status
  • Economic status of country
  • Gender identity
  • Nationality or country of origin
  • Refugee status or status as an internally displaced person
  • Socioeconomic status
Global nutrition target(s)
Low birth weight
Childhood wasting
Nutrition Action Classification(s)
Impact > Undernutrition
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Linked event(s)
  • 2021 Tokyo N4G Summit
N4G Summit theme(s)
  • Health
  • Resilience

Measurement

Key indicator Prevalence of wasting (acute malnutrition) in children under 5 years
Value Measurement date
Baseline 8.1% 2018
Target 4.9% November 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 9.1% December 2021

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