Commitment

No increase of obesity (U5 yrs)

Government / Bangladesh

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Bangladesh

Partner organisations:
Private sector food business: Private Sectors
Multilateral organisations, including United Nations (UN) agencies: UN agencies, Development Partners, Youth Forums, NGOs
Country government at any administrative level: MoFood, MoCom, MoInd, MOLGRD&C, MODMR
Academic or non-academic research institution: SUN Academia and Research Networks
Commitment made: 31 Oct 2021
Related event: 2021 Tokyo N4G Summit | 2021 UN Food Systems Summit
Targeted location (aggregate)

National - National
Verification status Find out more

Commitment description

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare of the People's Republic of Bangladesh, in collaboration with the ministries of Food, Industries, Commerce, Local Government, Rural Development & Cooperatives, and development partners, commits for no increase of obesity (current 2.4%) among children under five years of age by 2025 through the implementation of the Second National Plan of Action for Nutrition (NPAN2) and the Multi-sectoral Action Plan for the prevention and control of NCDs. The estimated total cost of reducing overweight through a multi-sectoral approach will be BDT 16.17 crore. A national approach will be engaged, while providing additional support to high-prevalence areas. Routine monitoring will be conducted through Growth Monitoring and Promotion (GMP) through regular service platforms. The financial implementation of efforts will be monitored through a multi-sectoral financial tracking mechanism, under the auspices of the Bangladesh National Nutrition Council (BNNC).

Commitment goals

To reduce the prevalence of obesity among children under 5 years of age

  • Nutrition Action Classification: Impact > Obesity and diet-related NCDs
  • Goal SMARTness index: Upper moderate

Global Nutrition Targets

Under-5 overweight

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 TBD
Funding mechanism Revenue and development budget
Cost secured TBD
Total costs estimated Yes, and the amount publicly disclosed
Currency (BDT) - Bangladeshi taka
Cost amount 161,700,000.0
$USD equivalent 1,900,564.175 (World Bank average exchange rate for 2021)

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