Commitment

Stunting Reduction in Pakistani children

Government / Pakistan

Ministry of National Health SR&C, Pakistan

Commitment made: 28 Oct 2021
Related event: 2021 Tokyo N4G Summit
Targeted location (aggregate)

Sub-national - 67 districts of Pakistan having high burden of stunting and wasting

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Commitment description

MoNHSRC will reduce under-5 stunting to 32% from 40.2% in 5 years; with an average of 1% reduction in first two years (year 1 &2) and 2% in next three years (Year 3&4&5); in high burden districts across Pakistan with the collaboration of provincial governments.

Global Nutrition Targets

Under-5 stunting
Under-5 wasting

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 Federal Government of Pakistan: 152.919 billion PKR, Provincial Contribution: 150.600 billion PKR
Funding mechanism Public
Cost secured Proportion or percentage secured is still to be seen.
Total costs estimated Yes, and the amount disclosed to GNR only

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