Improve the nutritional status of pregnant and lactating women and adolescents
Description
By 2026, UNICEF in Venezuela, as part of the Improving Maternal Nutrition Acceleration Plan’s priority countries, and within the framework of the signed biannual work plans with the National Institute of Nutrition and the Ministry of Popular Power for Health, is committed to supporting the delivery of high-quality maternal nutrition care through monitoring nutritional status, providing energy-protein supplementation for underweight cases or those at nutritional risk, offering counseling on positive nutrition and care practices, and ensuring the supplementation of Multiple Micronutrient Supplements for 200,000 pregnant and lactating women and adolescents across 10 prioritized states in the country aiming to reach the most vulnerable populations.
GNR assessment
| Verification status |
Partially verified
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| SMARTness index |
High
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Details
| Target population characteristic |
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| Global nutrition target(s) |
Anaemia
Low birth weight
Exclusive breastfeeding
Childhood stunting
Childhood wasting
Childhood overweight
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| Nutrition Action Classification(s) |
Policy >
Nutrition care services
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Measurement
| Key indicator | Number of pregnant and lactating women and adolescents reached with the essential package of nutrition care interventions. |
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| Measurement plan | Collect own data |
| Value | Measurement date | |
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| Baseline | 5,000 number of pregnant and lactating women and adolescents | February 2025 |
| Target | 205,000 number of pregnant and lactating women and adolescents | December 2026 |
