| Targeted location (aggregate) |
National - none | national |
|---|---|
| Verification status | Find out more |
Commitment description
The Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population commits to reduce the prevalence of anaemia from 27% to less than 15% among 12.7 million children under five years of age in the country by 31 December 2030. This will be achieved by accelerating scale-up of implementation of high-impact nutrition-specific and sensitive interventions. Progress will be assessed through the Egyptian Family Health Issues Survey, to be implemented every 4 years.
Commitment goals
Increase coverage of under-5 children who receive routine iron and folate supplementation
- Nutrition Action Classification: Policy > Nutrition care services
- Goal SMARTness index: High
increase coverage of pregnant women who receive routine iron and folate supplementation
- Nutrition Action Classification: Policy > Nutrition care services
- Goal SMARTness index: High
Revive and sustain the national program for wheat flour fortification with iron and folic acid
- Nutrition Action Classification: Policy > Food supply chain
- Goal SMARTness index: High
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 of Egypt, WFP |
|---|---|
| Funding mechanism | public and donor |
| Cost secured | 50% |
| Total costs estimated | Yes, and not willing to disclose the amount |
