Commitment

Reduce anaemia among women (15-49 Yrs)

Government / Bangladesh

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Bangladesh

Partner organisations:
Multilateral organisations, including United Nations (UN) agencies: UN agencies, Development Partners, Youth Forums, NGOs
Country government at any administrative level: MoFood, MoCom, MoInd,
Commitment made: 31 Oct 2021
Related event: 2021 Tokyo N4G Summit
Targeted location (aggregate)

National - National

Verification status Find out more

Commitment description

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, in collaboration with Ministry of Food, Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Fisheries and livestock, Ministry of Industries commit to reducing anaemia among women with reproductive age (15-49 years) from 30.2% in 2019-20 to 21% by 2025 in both urban and rural areas in humanitarian and development settings through the implementation of the Second National Action Plan for Nutrition (NPAN2), NNS-OP, HPNSP, MNCH-OP, MCRAH-OP, CBHC, Operational plan of NFNSP 2020, CIP 2 focusing on dietary improvement, supplementation and fortification by intensification of multi-sectoral and multi-stakeholder efforts. Progress will be monitored through SDG tracker, DHIS2, FPMIS, BDHS and National Micronutrient Survey. The overall estimated cost is approximately BDT 20.78 Crore. Financial commitment will be tracked through the multi-sectoral budget tracking system for nutrition.

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 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 207,800,000.0
$USD equivalent 2,442,407.146 (World Bank average exchange rate for 2021)

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