Commitment

Malawi Commitments for Nutrition

Government / Malawi

Department of Nutrition, HIV and AIDS

Commitment made: 20 Jan 2022
Related event: 2021 Tokyo N4G Summit
Targeted location (aggregate)

Local - City Councils included for peri-urban areas

National - City and District Councils | Nutrition in the District Development Plans | District and City Councils | National, City and …

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Commitment description

Reduce the prevalence of malnutrition in all its forms among general population by 30% by 2026

Commitment goals

Strengthen community level structures to deliver community-based nutrition services through placement of Community Nutrition Frontline Worker

  • Nutrition Action Classification: Enabling > Operational
  • Goal SMARTness index: Lower moderate

Strengthen public private partnership for nutrition investments

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

Continue placing nutrition as a key priority area in the national development agenda

  • Nutrition Action Classification: Enabling > Leadership and governance
  • Goal SMARTness index: Lower moderate

Roll out Social Behaviour Change and Communication Strategy with focus on Food Systems and Climate Change

  • Nutrition Action Classification: Enabling > Leadership and governance
  • Goal SMARTness index: High

Enactment of the Food and Nutrition Bill into law and enforcement by December 2022

  • Nutrition Action Classification: Enabling > Leadership and governance
  • Goal SMARTness index: Lower moderate

Develop Multi-sectoral Nutrition Local Resource Mobilisation Strategy by 2023

  • Nutrition Action Classification: Enabling > Leadership and governance
  • Goal SMARTness index: High

Review the Multi-Sector Nutrition Policy and cost Strategic Plan by 31st December 2022

  • Nutrition Action Classification: Enabling > Leadership and governance
  • Goal SMARTness index: High

Review the Nutrition Monitoring and Evaluation framework t by December 2022

  • Nutrition Action Classification: Enabling > Leadership and governance
  • Goal SMARTness index: Lower moderate

Create a budget line and lobby for allocation of 5% of the district budget towards nutrition

  • Nutrition Action Classification: Enabling > Financial
  • Goal SMARTness index: Lower moderate

Global Nutrition Targets

Anaemia
Under-5 stunting
Under-5 wasting
Low birthweight
Exclusive breastfeeding
Salt/sodium intake

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 1. Malawi Government 2. United Nations 3. Donors (EU, Irish Embassy, World Bank, GIZ, USAID)
Funding mechanism Public
Cost secured 45%
Total costs estimated Not been estimated / unknown

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