Commitment

Support Increased Nutrition Investment

Civil Society Organisation / Namibia

Nutrition and Food Security Alliance of Namiba

Commitment made: 05 Dec 2021
Related event: 2021 Tokyo N4G Summit | 2021 UN Food Systems Summit
Targeted location (aggregate)

National - Countrywide
Verification status Verified Find out more

Commitment description

NAFSAN is going to advocate for increased national investment in nutrition from the Namibian government and the Private Sector, and will support the implementation of nutrition-related budget analysis and budget tracking, and will advocate for the introduction of a 'sugar tax' whereby additional income would be ring-fenced for nutrition-related expenditures.

Commitment goals

A 'Sugar Tax' proposal has been developed, passed and is being implemented.

  • Nutrition Action Classification: Policy > Food environment
  • Goal SMARTness index: High

Global Nutrition Targets

Under-5 stunting
Adult obesity
Under-5 overweight

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 UNICEF and Ministry of Health and Social Services started engaging in budget analysis
Funding mechanism Mixed funding
Cost secured 50% - estimated
Total costs estimated Not been estimated / unknown

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