Commitment

Strengtening Primary Care

Government / Philippines

Department of Health

Partner organisations:
Multilateral organisations, including United Nations (UN) agencies: United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Country government at any administrative level: Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) National Nutrition Council (NNC) Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Department of Science and Technology (DOST Department of Science and Technology - Food and Nutrition Research Institute (DOST-FNRI) Department of Agriculture (DA) Department of Education (DepEd) Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Department of Budget and Management (DBM) National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) World Food Programme (WFP)
Commitment made: 30 Oct 2021
Related event: 2021 Tokyo N4G Summit
Targeted location (aggregate)

National - none |

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Commitment description

The government of Philippines commits that by 2025, the Primary Care will be strengthened through First 1000 Days Strategy.

Commitment goals

Decrease percentage (%) of wasting among children at 2 years of age

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

Decrease percentage (%) of overweight/obese among children at 2 years of age

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

Increase percentage (%) of children, birth to 12 months, with complete immunization (as required by end of 14th week; as required by end of 12 months). Targeted Nutrition-specific interventions directly …

  • Nutrition Action Classification: Policy > Nutrition care services
  • Goal SMARTness index: High

Increase percentage (%) of SAM children (12-23.9 months) provided with dietary and micronutrient supplementation

  • Nutrition Action Classification: Policy > Nutrition care services
  • Goal SMARTness index: Lower moderate

Increase percentage (%) of MAM children (12-23.9 months) provided with dietary and micronutrient supplementation

  • Nutrition Action Classification: Policy > Nutrition care services
  • Goal SMARTness index: Lower moderate

Increase prevalence (%) of nutritionally-at-risk mothers who are chronically energy deficient (CED) provided with dietary and micronutrient supplements

  • Nutrition Action Classification: Policy > Nutrition care services
  • Goal SMARTness index: High

Increase prevalence (%) of exclusively breastfed infants in the first 6 months

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

Increase prevalence (%) of nutritionally-at-risk pregnant women receiving micronutrient supplementation

  • Nutrition Action Classification: Policy > Nutrition care services
  • Goal SMARTness index: High

Increase percentage (%) of children, 6-23 months of age, in project areas who meet age-appropriate minimum adequate diet (MAD)

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

Decrease percentage (%) of stunting among children at 2 years of age

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

Decrease prevalence (%) of infants (6-11months) with nutritional deficiency

  • Nutrition Action Classification: Policy > Nutrition care services
  • Goal SMARTness index: Lower moderate

Increase prevalence (%) of pregnant women completing 4 or more visits to a health professional (such increased attendance will improve maternal health and nutrition behaviors for pregnant women and infants)

  • Nutrition Action Classification: Policy > Nutrition care services
  • Goal SMARTness index: High

Global Nutrition Targets

Anaemia
Under-5 stunting
Under-5 wasting
Adult obesity
Adult diabetes
Under-5 overweight
Low birthweight
Exclusive breastfeeding
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 Office of the cabinet Secretariat, DSWD, DILG, NNC, DOST-FNRI, UNICEF, Nutrition International
Funding mechanism Public and private. Public GOP funding, International Organization partners, UNICEF, Nutrition International
Cost secured 15% partially secured for 2022
Total costs estimated Yes, and the amount publicly disclosed
Currency (PHP) - Philippine peso
Cost amount 39,456,698,430.0
$USD equivalent 800,176,403.0 (World Bank average exchange rate for 2021)

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