Description
UNICEF will reach at least 200 million children under 5 years of age annually with policies, programmes and services for the early prevention, detection and treatment of child wasting, including at least nine million children benefitting from timely detection and treatment of life-threatening wasting in more than 130 countries, including humanitarian contexts.
The commitment will look at:
• Number of children screened for wasting
• Number of children admitted for treatment of severe wasting
GNR assessment
| Verification status |
Pending verification
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| SMARTness index |
Upper moderate
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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) |
Policy >
Nutrition care services
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| Linked event(s) |
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| N4G Summit theme(s) |
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Measurement
| Key indicator | Number of children under 5 years of age who benefit from services for the early detection and treatment of child wasting and other forms of acute malnutrition |
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| Measurement plan | Collect own data |
| Value | Measurement date | |
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| Baseline | 210,000,000 Number of children under 5 years of age benefited | Unknown 2023 |
| Target | 200,000,000 Number of children under 5 years of age benefited | December 2029 |
