Commitment

Reduction of malnutrition prevalence

Government / Haiti

Ministry of Health and Population

Partner organisations:
Private sector non-food business: Fonkoze, partners in Health, Meds and Food for Kids
Private sector food business: Moulins d'Haiti, Les Cereales d'Haiti, Carribex, HUASA, Iodised Salt Factory, Carribean Millingry,
Country government at any administrative level: Ministries of Health, Agriculture, Social Affairs, Planning,
Multilateral organisations, including United Nations (UN) agencies: UNICEF, WFP, WHO, FAO
Civil society organisation (CSO) or non-governmental organisation (NGO): AAH, AVSI, MDM-C, MDM-S, CWW, Partners of the America, STC, MSF
Commitment made: 02 Dec 2021
Related event: 2021 Tokyo N4G Summit | 2021 UN Food Systems Summit
Targeted location (aggregate)

National - The management of acute malnutrition is carried out at the level of 715 structures including 34 USN, 386 PTA AND …
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Commitment description

Also, the Government of Haiti is committed to reducing the prevalence of: Severe Acute Malnutrition from 6% to 3% in children under 5, Chronic Malnutrition from 10% to 7%, Obesity in adults from 25% to 20% in 8 years and overweight in children under 5 years from 17% to 13% in eight years (January 2022 - January 2030).

Commitment goals

Haiti is committed to implementing a monitoring, evaluation and accountability mechanism and set up a digital tool to improve the quality and reliability of nutrition data and services

  • Nutrition Action Classification: Enabling > Research monitoring and data
  • Goal SMARTness index: Low

Haiti undertakes to adopt a legislative text on the Code of Marketing of Breast Milk Substitutes, and to publish the texts of application of the Food Fortification Law.

  • Nutrition Action Classification: Enabling > Leadership and governance
  • Goal SMARTness index: Low

Haiti commits to reducing the prevalence of chronic malnutrition by 25% by 2030 and by 50% the prevalence of severe acute malnutrition in children under 5 years old

  • Nutrition Action Classification: Impact > Undernutrition
  • Goal SMARTness index: Low

Haiti is committed to generalizing the consideration of nutrition in policies and strategic development plans as a lever for economic and social development by 2025.

  • Nutrition Action Classification: Enabling > Leadership and governance
  • Goal SMARTness index: Low

Global Nutrition Targets

Anaemia
Under-5 stunting
Under-5 wasting
Under-5 overweight
Low birthweight
Exclusive breastfeeding

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 National Budget, EU, USAID, UN System
Funding mechanism Public, private, academic
Cost secured 95% from international resources
Total costs estimated Not been estimated / unknown

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