Commitment

Fight against chronic malnutrition

Government / Ecuador

Secretaría Ecuador Crece sin Desnutrición Infantil

Partner organisations:
Country government at any administrative level: Ministry of Public Health, Ministry of Economic and Social Inclusion, Ministry of Economics and Finance, Civil Register and Identification
Country government at any administrative level (functioning in a non-donor capacity), such as ministry, municipality or any other national/regional/local authority or body: Ministry of Education
Commitment made: 18 Nov 2021
Related event: 2021 Tokyo N4G Summit
Targeted location (aggregate)

National - Seven hundred twenty-eight town from Ecuador with the highest prevalence of chronic childhood malnutrition | Seven hundred twenty-eight town have …
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Commitment description

The Government of Ecuador is committed to improve child opportunities, fighting against chronic malnutrition ( CMN) , reducing its prevalence from 27.2% to 21.2% in the next 4 years. This objective will be achieved with intersectoral cordination by offering the principal social services defined for this specific group by "Ecuador Grows without Malnutrition National Strategy".

Commitment goals

Improve the operability of health and social benefits and services focused on child care up to 24 months old and for pregnant and breastfeeding women.

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

Reduce the prevalence of chronic childhood malnutrition (stunting) from 27.2% to 21.2% in 4 years

  • Nutrition Action Classification: Impact > Undernutrition
  • Goal SMARTness index: High

Generate sustainability and quality of expenditure mechanisms to close the financial gap of $380 million in order to fight against child malnutrition.

  • Nutrition Action Classification: Enabling > Financial
  • Goal SMARTness index: High

Global Nutrition Targets

Under-5 stunting
Under-5 wasting
Low birthweight
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 General State Budget, International Cooperation, UN System Private Sector
Funding mechanism Public funding and private funding
Cost secured The costs are partially secured
Total costs estimated Yes, and not willing to disclose the amount

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