Description
Overarching commitment (for commitments submitted pre-2025)
Title
Tackle multiple forms of malnutrition
Description
All of The Power of Nutrition’s new programmes will directly target two or more manifestations of malnutrition (ie, stunting, wasting, anaemia, micronutrient deficiencies, low birth weight and overweight/obesity in double-burden contexts).
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) |
Childhood stunting
Childhood wasting
Anaemia
Low birth weight
Exclusive breastfeeding
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| Nutrition Action Classification(s) |
Policy >
Nutrition care services
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| Linked event(s) |
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Measurement
| Key indicator | Percentage of pregnant women and adolescents receiving multiple micronutrient supplementation or iron and folic acid |
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| Measurement plan | Collect own data |
| Value | Measurement date | |
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| Baseline | 0% | 2015 |
| Target | 50% | December 2026 |
Progress
| Value | Measurement date | Status | |
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| Progress report | 50% | December 2022 |
On Course
The reported progress indicates that the expected level thus far had been achieved, though must be maintained until the end date is reached.
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