Commitment

National day of nutrition and food

Government / Comoros

Ministère de la santé

Partner organisations:
Private sector food business : Private sector
Academic or non-academic research institution: School of Medicine and Public Health (EMSP)
Country government at any administrative level: Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Education and Ministry of Information
Civil society organisation (CSO) or non-governmental organisation (NGO): Association of Comorian Nutritionists, FCC
Multilateral organisations, including United Nations (UN) agencies: UNICEF, WHO, FAO, JJICA, WORLD BANK, IFAD/PREFERE
Commitment made: 02 Dec 2021
Related event: 2021 Tokyo N4G Summit
Targeted location (aggregate)

National - National
Verification status Partially Verified Find out more

Commitment description

Establishment of a national nutrition day: to make nutrition actions visible and to strengthen advocacy according to a multisectoral and multi-actor approach _x000D__x000D_

- Investing in nutrition is to contribute considerably to the development of the country, to reduce household poverty, to create new generations in good health and with the capacity to produce _x000D__x000D_

- Organizing a national nutrition day allows to raise awareness on the best nutritional habits and the stakes of nutrition in the family's well-being, as well as in the community's development_x000D__x000D_

- It is an opportunity to strengthen collaboration between actors and the role that each one has to play (government institutions, UN agencies, civil society, private sector, communities) so that everyone, especially the most vulnerable, can have access to healthy nutrition. _x000D__x000D_

- It is an opportunity to share good practices in nutrition and to stimulate research. _x000D__x000D_

Commitment goals

Establish a national day of nutrition and food

  • Nutrition Action Classification: Policy > Consumer knowledge
  • Goal SMARTness index: High

Global Nutrition Targets

Anaemia
Under-5 stunting
Under-5 wasting
Adult obesity
Adult diabetes
Under-5 overweight
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 Government, UNICEF, World Bank (COMPASS), IFAD (PREFERE)
Funding mechanism Government, development aid
Cost secured 2000 USD
Total costs estimated Yes, and the amount disclosed to GNR only

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