Commitment

Community Management of Malnutrition

Civil Society Organisation / Nigeria

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Partner organisations:
Civil society organisation (CSO) or non-governmental organisation (NGO): Gassroot Development Center
Academic or non-academic research institution: Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Public health department, Royal FM 95.1
Commitment made: 23 Oct 2021
Related event: 2021 UN Food Systems Summit
Targeted location (aggregate)

Sub-national - Northern Nigeria | Northern Nigeria index
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Commitment description

We shall promote early detection and management of Severe acute Malnutrition among under 5 children in Northern Nigeria.

Commitment goals

Increase the percentage of children under 5 whose caregivers use MUAC for the early detection of SAM

  • Nutrition Action Classification: Policy > Nutrition care services
  • Goal SMARTness index: High

Increase the percentage of households with MUAC tapes

  • Nutrition Action Classification: Policy > Nutrition care services
  • Goal SMARTness index: High

Global Nutrition Targets

Under-5 stunting
Under-5 wasting
Under-5 overweight

Nutrition Action Classification across all goals

Enabling

  • Financial
  • Operational
  • Leadership and governance
  • Research monitoring and data

Policy

  • Food environment
  • Food supply chain
  • Consumer knowledge
  • Nutrition care services

Impact

  • Undernutrition
  • Diet
  • Obesity and diet-related NCDs
  • Food and nutrition security

N4G themes covered by goals

  • Food
  • Health
  • Resilience
  • Data
  • Financing

Total funding and costs across all goals

Funders Members donation
Funding mechanism private
Cost secured 2%
Total costs estimated Yes, and the amount disclosed to GNR only

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