Commitment

Exclusive Breastfeeding

Government / Kenya

Ministry of Health

Commitment made: 02 Dec 2021
Related event: 2021 Tokyo N4G Summit
Targeted location (aggregate)

National - Nationally

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Commitment description

Increase the rate of exclusive breastfeeding in the first 6 months of life from the current 61% as per 2014 KDHS to 75% in 2025.

Global Nutrition Targets

Exclusive breastfeeding

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 Ministry of Health, UNICEF, WHO, USAID
Funding mechanism Public and private
Cost secured 50%
Total costs estimated Yes, and the amount disclosed to GNR only

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