Commitment

Impact

Government / Gambia

National Nutrition Agency (NaNA)

Partner organisations:
Country government at any administrative level: Ministry of Health, Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Strategic Policy and Delivery, National Population Commission Secretariate
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 Gender, Children and Social Welfare
Commitment made: 30 Oct 2021
Related event: 2021 Tokyo N4G Summit
Targeted location (aggregate)

National - All geographical areas of the country
Verification status Verified Find out more

Commitment description

In The Gambia, through the National Nutrition Agency in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Gender Women Children and Social Welfare, the Ministry of Agriculture and other partners commit to decrease the prevalence of anemia in women of reproductive age (15-49 years) from 44.3% in 2021 to 30% in 2030. This will be achieved through the implementation of a multi-sectoral Nutrition Action Plan and Common Results Framework.

Commitment goals

To decrease the prevalence of anaemia in women of reproductive age

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

Global Nutrition Targets

Anaemia

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 Government and development partners: UN Agencies (UNICEF, WHO, WFP, IFAD and FAO); European Union, the World Bank, African Development Bank, Islamic Development Bank, Global Fund
Funding mechanism Public funding
Cost secured Partially
Total costs estimated Yes, and the amount publicly disclosed
Currency (GMD) - Gambian dalasi
Cost amount 127,658,500.0
$USD equivalent 2,478,805.825 (World Bank average exchange rate for 2021)

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