Commitment

Promoting Healthy Diets

Government / Philippines

Department of Health - Health Promotion Bureau

Partner organisations:
Multilateral organisations, including United Nations (UN) agencies: United Nations Children's Fund, World Health Organization
Country government at any administrative level: Department of Trade and Industry, Department of Science and Technology - Food and Nutrition Research Institute
Commitment made: 30 Oct 2021
Related event: 2021 Tokyo N4G Summit | 2021 UN Food Systems Summit
Targeted location (aggregate)

National -

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Commitment description

The government of Philippines commits that by 2030, there will be health-enabling environments fostered for the promotion of healthy diets among Filipino.

Commitment goals

Reduce prevalence of high fasting blood glucose among adults

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

Increase physical activity among children, adolescents, and adults

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

Reduce prevalence of overweight and obesity among children under 5 years old, 6-10 years old, adolescents, and adults

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

Reduce prevalence of elevated blood pressure among adults

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

Global Nutrition Targets

Adult obesity
Adult diabetes
Under-5 overweight
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 The funding for promotion of healthy diets shall be sourced from the annual budget allocation for health promotion activities of the DOH.
Funding mechanism The funding for promotion of healthy diets shall be sourced from the annual budget allocation for health promotion activities of the DOH.
Cost secured The funding for promotion of healthy diets shall be sourced from the annual budget allocation for health promotion activities of the DOH.
Total costs estimated Yes, and the amount publicly disclosed
Currency (PHP) - Philippine peso
Cost amount 46,616,447.51
$USD equivalent 945,375.127 (World Bank average exchange rate for 2021)

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